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EXTERNAL BOUNDARIES AND LANDFORM REGIONS
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Most of Spain's boundaries are water: the Mediterranean Sea on the south and east from Gibraltar to the French border and the Atlantic Ocean on the northwest and southwest (in the south as the Golfo de Cádiz and in the north as the Bay of Biscay). Sp... |
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THE INNER PLATEAU AND ASSOCIATED MOUNTAINS
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The Meseta Central ("Inner Plateau") is a vast plateau in the heart of peninsular Spain, has elevations that range from 610 to 760 m. Rimmed by mountains, the Meseta Central slopes gently to the west and to the series of rivers that form some of the ... |
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GEOGRAPHY OF SPAIN
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Spain is located in southwestern Europe and comprises about 84 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. Its total area is 504,782 km2 (194,897 sq mi) of which 499,542 km2 (192,874 sq mi) is land and 5,240 km2 (2,023 sq mi) is water.[1] Spain lies between la... |
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LOWLAND REGIONS
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The major lowland regions are the Andalusian Plain in the southwest, the Ebro Basin in the northeast, and the coastal plains. The Andalusian Plain is essentially a wide river valley through which the Río Guadalquivir flows. The river broadens out alo... |
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OTHER MOUNTAINOUS REGIONS
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External to the Meseta Central lie the Pyrenees in the northeast and the Sistema Penibético in the southeast. The Pyrenees, extending from the eastern edge of the Cordillera Cantábrica to the Mediterranean Sea, form a solid barrier and a natural bord... |
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THE ISLANDS
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The remaining regions of Spain are the Balearic and the Canary Islands, the former located in the Mediterranean Sea and the latter in the Atlantic Ocean. The Balearic Islands, encompassing a total area of 5,000 square kilometers, lie 80 kilometers of... |
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CLIMATE OF SPAIN
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Three main climatic zones can be separated, according to geographical situation and orographic conditions:The Mediterranean climate, characterized by dry and warm summers. According to the Köppen climate classification, it is dominant in the peninsul... |
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BIGGEST METROPOLITAN AREAS
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The most important metropolitan areas and their 2007 populations are:Madrid 5,603,285Barcelona 4,667,136Valencia 1,671,189Sevilla 1,294,081Bilbao 950,829Málaga 897,563Asturias (Gijón-Oviedo) 857,079Alicante-Elche 748,565Zaragoza 731,803Vigo 662,412La... |
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DRAINAGE
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Of the roughly 1,800 rivers and streams in Spain, only the Tagus is more than 960 kilometers long; all but 90 extend less than 96 kilometers. These shorter rivers carry small volumes of water on an irregular basis, and they have seasonally dry river ... |
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ISLANDS
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Islander population:1. Tenerife 886.0332. Mallorca 846.2103. Gran Canaria 829.5974. Lanzarote 132.3665. Ibiza 113.9086. Fuerteventura 94.3867. Menorca 86.6978. La Palma 85.9339. La Gomera 22.25910. El Hierro 10.55811. Formentera 7.95712. Arosa 4.8891... |
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