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3 unusual facts about Rio de Oro


Río de Oro

A British protected cruiser attacked a German auxiliary cruiser off the small Spanish colony of Río de Oro.

SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse

She stopped at Río de Oro, (Villa Cisneros, former Spanish Sahara) where German and Austrian colliers started the task of refuelling her.

Worm pipefish

Worm pipefish (Nerophis lumbriciformis) is a species of Pipefishes, found in the North-eastern Atlantic along the coasts of Europe from the southern Norway, Kattegat and British Islands to Río de Oro in Western Sahara.


Jean Ferré

In 1952, Jean Ferré crossed the Río de Oro with a friend, and paid a visit to the forbidden city of Smara.


see also

Drega

Umm Dreiga, an oasis town in the Río de Oro area of Western Sahara