Ibón de Plan explained

Ibón de Plan
Other Name:Basa de la Mora
Location:Province of Huesca, northeastern Spain
Coordinates:42.5461°N 0.325°W
Type:lake
Elevation:1910m (6,270feet)
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Pushpin Map Alt:Location of the lake in Spain.

Ibón de Plan or Basa de la Mora is a lake in the Province of Huesca, northeastern Spain. It is not connected to any specific river, since the water that fills it originates in the snow and the ice accumulated in such altitudes. It lies at an elevation of 1910m (6,270feet) and has been described as a "conifer-flecked cirque".[1]

The name of Basa de la Mora (or "Basa la Mora", in Aragonese language) comes from a local folktale according to which a Moorish princess drowned in this lake trying to escape from the Christian troops. According to this legend, during Saint John's Eve the princess can be seen, dancing over the surface, by any person of pure heart that washes its face with the water of the lake.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Dubin, Marc. Rough Guide to the Pyrenees 5. 8 January 2013. 1 August 2004. Rough Guides. 978-1-84353-196-8. 314.
  2. Web site: 2020. La leyenda de la Basa de la Mora o Ibón de Plan. Cima Norte.