Marina Baixa
comarca in the province of Alicante, Spain
Marina Baixa (Valencian: [maˈɾina ˈbajʃa]; Spanish: Marina Baja [maˈɾina ˈβaxa]; lit. "Lower Marina") is a comarca in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is bordered by the comarques of Comtat on the northwest, Marina Alta on the northeast, Alacantí and Alcoià on the west and the Mediterranean Sea on the east. Marina Baixa and Marina Alta are commonly referred as Les Marines.
The interior of this comarca is mountainous, and it is dominated by the Serra d'Aitana whose highest peak is 1,500 m. The local fauna is composed by eagles, hawks, crows, blackbirds, swallows, foxes, wildcats, wild boars and many smaller animals. Rosemaries, pines, medlars and carobtrees are commonplace flora. The terrain is calcareous, so the landscape shows impressive caves and natural archways and fountains.
Tourism is the main economic resource. Fruit trees (especially orange and lemon trees), olive and almond trees are cultivated.
“Marina Baixa” enters the record as comarca in the province of Alicante, Spain. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Marina, Baixa and comarca can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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