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The Iberian System [a] is one of the major systems of mountain ranges in Spain. It consists of a vast and complex area of mostly relatively high and rugged mountain chains and massifs located in the central region of the Iberian Peninsula , but reaching almost the Mediterranean coast in the Valencian Community in the east.
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
The highest elevation of the mountain range is the Pico Aneto with its 3404 m, being the second highest peak of the Iberian Peninsula. To the south of the Pyrenees extends the Ebro depression. In the extreme northeast of the Iberian Peninsula are the Catalan Mediterranean System , a group of mountain chains located in the autonomous community ...
Mulhacén, at 3478,6 m is the highest mountain of the Iberian Peninsula. Pico Aneto, 3404 m, the highest of Pyrenees Pico Almanzor, at 2592 m is the highest of Sistema Central. Pico de Peñalara, 2428 m, the highest of Sierra de Guadarrama La Sagra, at 2383 m is the highest mountain of the Prebaetic System.
Category: Mountain ranges of the Iberian Peninsula. ... Mountain ranges of Spain (3 C, 4 P) This page was last edited on 3 September 2023, at 18:52 (UTC). ...
Topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula, in which the Meseta Central appears labeled by its Spanish name. The Sistema Central mountain range cuts across the Meseta Central, leaving the Submeseta Norte sub-unit (with heights mostly ranging from 700 to 800 m) to the North and the Submeseta Sur (with heights mostly ranging from 600 to 700 m) to ...
Geographical map of Spain Map of Spain (Instituto Geográfico Nacional, 2000) Map of Spain and Portugal, Corrected and Augmented from the Map Published by D. Tomas Lopez, 1810. Spain is a country located in southwestern Europe occupying most (about 82 percent) of the Iberian Peninsula.
Mulhacén (), with an elevation of 3,479 metres (11,414 ft), is the highest mountain in peninsular Spain and in all of the Iberian Peninsula.It is part of the Sierra Nevada range in the Penibaetic System.