Cortegada Island

Cortegada is an island in the coast of Pontevedra in Galicia, Spain. It is part of the Atlantic Islands of Galicia National Park. Originally a village of the municipally of O Carril (today Vilagarcía de Arousa), it was offered as a present to King Alfonso XIII at the start of XX century, then sold to a private company. It was recently bought back by the government and added to the aforementioned Natural Park. It's renowned for having the last wild laurel forest of Galicia as well as a population o pinyon pinetrees. It has two main fresh water sources: a seasonal lake and subterranean fresh water. This last source is peculiar since the island is surrounded by salt water and you can dig a well without effort even near the beach, without the need of digging further than several tens of centimeters (around ten inches at the most).

Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 8°47′02″W / 42.618°N 8.784°W / 42.618; -8.784