CANTABRIAN SEA DRAINAGE BASIN RIVERS (Northern Spain Geography)

Here you are the map of the most important rivers flowing into the Cantabrian Sea. They are short and flowing North into the Cantabrian Sea: Navia, Narcea, Nalon, Sella, Nervion, Deva and Bidasoa.

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

POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN (List of Items)

ADMINISTRATIVE GEOGRAPHY of SPAIN

AUTONOMOUS REGION	LOCAL NAME	OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT NAME	PROVINCES	CAPITAL
ANDALUSIA	Andalucía	Junta de Andalucía	-Huelva -Seville/Sevilla -Cadiz/Cádiz -Cordoba/Còrdoba -Malaga/Málaga -Jaen -Granada -Alemeria/Almería	SEVILLE
ARAGON	Aragón	Chunta de Aragón	-Huesca -Saragosse/Zaragoza -Teruel	SARAGOSSE
ASTURIAS (Principality of)	Principado de Asturias	Gobierno del Principado de Asturias	-Asturias	OVIEDO
BALEARIC ISLANDS	Illes Balears/Islas Baleares	Govern Balear	-Islas Baleares	PALMA de MALLORCA
BASQUE COUNTRIES	Euskadi/ Pais vasco	Gobierno Vasco	- Biscaia/Vizcaya - Guipúzcua - Araba/Álava	- Bilbo/Bilbao - Donosti/San Sebastian - GASTEIZ/ VITORIA
CANARY ISLANDS	Islas Canarias	Gobierno de Canarias	-Santa Cruz de Tenerife -Las Palmas de Gran Canaria	-S.C.T -P.G.C.
CANTABRIA	Cantabria	Gobierno de Cantabria	-Cantabria	SANTANDER
CASTILLE –LA MANCHA	Castilla- La Mancha	Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha	- Toledo - Guadalajara - Cuenca - Ciudad Real - Albacete	TOLEDO
CASTILLE AND LEON	Castilla y León	Junta de Castilla y León	-Leon/León -Zamora -Salamanca - Palencia -Valladolid -Avila/Ávila -Burgos -Soria -Segovia	VALLADOLID
CATALONIA	Catalunya/Cataluña	Generalitat de Catalunya	-Lleida/Lérida -Tarragona -Girona/Gerona -Barcellone/Barcelona	BARCELLONE
CEUTA (Autonomous City of)	Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta	Gobierno de Ceuta		CEUTA
EXTREMADURA	Extremadura	Junta de Extremadura	-Caceres/Cáceres -Badajoz	MÉRIDA
GALICIA	Galicia	Xunta de Galicia	-A Coruña/La Coruña -Lugo -Ourense/Orense -Pontevedra	SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA
LA RIOJA	La Rioja	Gobierno de La Rioja	- La Rioja	LOGROÑO
MADRID (Autonomous region of)	Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid	Comunidad de Madrid	- Madrid	MADRID
MURCIA	Región de Murcia	Gobierno Regional de Murcia	-Murcia	MURCIA
NAVARRE (Community of)	Comunidad Foral de Navarra	Gobierno de Navarra	-Navarre/Navarra	PAMPLONA
MELILLA (Autonomous City of)	Ciudad Autónoma de Melilla	Gobierno de Melilla
VALENCIAN COMMUNITY	Comunidad Valenciana	Generalitat Valenciana	- Castellò/Castellón - Valencia - Alacant/Alicante	VALENCIA