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Costa da Morte is part of the Spanish Galicia n coast between the villages of Muros and Noia (in Rías Baixas ) and the city of A Coruña (in the so-called Rías Altas ). It is an area that has been impacted by a number of Oil Spill s including the spill from the Prestige in 2002 . --> Instead of being sheltered by an intricate coastline or by islands as the Rías Baixas , the shore is exposed directly to the Atlantic Ocean . The exterior cape region is known for anthropological, historical and geographical reasons. Its name in the Galician Language is Fisterra , which descends from the pre- Roman legend which held that this area was the end of the world (''Finis-terrae''). The area was largely christianized by the Catholic Church by means of the Way Of St. James . Even so, the people of the area still conserve ritual places and traditional beliefs, including the giant ''pedras de abalar'' ("oscillating stones"), and the legend that wild nightmares are created by the wind. |
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