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Task 3 · Question 3010
¿Cuál de estos ríos desemboca en el mar Mediterráneo?
Which of these rivers flows into the Mediterranean Sea?
- a) El Tajo.
- b) El Júcar.
- c) El Duero.
The Júcar flows into the Mediterranean Sea, in the Comunidad Valenciana (Valencian Community). The Tajo (Tagus) and the Duero (Douro) go west, cross Portugal and reach the Atlantic Ocean.
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