PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN (List of items)

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN

1) GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES

Spain is situated in the Iberian Peninsula

- North: The Cantabrian Sea and the Pyrenees (actually the Isthmus)

- East and South: The Mediterranean Sea, and North Africa in Cueta and Melilla territories

-West: Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

2) ELEMENTS OF THE RELIEF

Inland: CENTRAL PLATEAU, NORTHERN SUB-PLATEU, SISTEMA CENTRAL MOUNTAIN RANGE, SOUTHERN SUB-PLATEU, MOUNTS OF TOLEDO

Border Ranges: MOUNTS OF LEÓN, CANTABRIAN RANGE, BASQUE MOUNTAINS, SISTEMA IBERICO MOUNTAIN RANGE, SIERRA MORENA MOUNTAIN RANGE

Exterior Ranges: GALAICAN MASSIF, THE PYRENEES, COAST- CATALONIAN MOUNTAIN RANGE, SISTEMA BÉTICO MOUNTAIN RANGE

Peaks: ALMANZOR and PEÑALARA (Sistema Central Mountain Range), TELENO (Mounts of León), EUROPEAN PEAKS/Picos de Europa (Cantabrian Range), ANETO (The Pyrenees), MULHACEN (Sistema Betico Mountain Range)

Vulcans: TEIDE (Canary Island of Tenerife)

Under sea level depressions: DEPRESSION OF GUADALQUIVIR, DEPRESSION OF EBRO

Deserts: TABERNAS (Almeria), MONEGROS (Aragon), BARDENAS REALES (Navarre)

3) ELEMENTS OF THE INLAND HYDROGRAPHY

Rivers and main tributaries:

- Cantabrian Sea basin: NAVIA, NARCEA, NALON, SELLA, DEVA, NERVION,

BIDASOA (from West to East)

- Atlantic Ocean basin: MIÑO (SIL), DUERO, TAGUS/Tajo, GUADIANA,

GUADALQUIVIR (from North to South)

- Mediterranean Sea basin: TER, LLOBREGAT, EBRO, TURIA, JÚCAR, SEGURA

Lakes: LAKE SANABRIA, LAKE BANYOLES, VALENCIA COASTAL LAGOON

Wetlands: TABLAS DE DAIMIEL, DOÑANA

4) ELEMENTS OF THE COAST

Seas/oceans: ATLANTIC OCEAN, CANTABRIAN SEA, MEDITERRANEAN SEA,

SEA OF ALBORAN

Gulfs/rias/bays: RIAS BAIXAS, RIAS ALTAS, RIA DE BILBAO, BISCAY GULF,

GULF OF LION, GULF OF VALENCIA, GULF OF ALICANTE,

MINOR SEA, GULF OF ALMERIA, GULF OF CÁDIZ

Capes/Straits: CAPE ORTEGAL, POINT OF ESTACA DE BARES, CAPE PEÑAS, CAPE

MACHICHACO, CAPE CREUS, DELTA OF THE RIVER EBRO,CAPE OF THE NAO, CAPE OF PALOS, CAPE OF GATA, POINT OF TARIFA, STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR

Archipelagoes and isles: BALEARIC ISLANDS (Ibiza, Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca). CANARY ISLANDS (La Palma, La Gomera, El Hierro, Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Lanzarote)

Useful links

Quiz about Spanish gegraphy

Physical map of Spain