UNIT 4 LANDFORMS OF SPAIN THE MESETA : Meseta is an extensive flat terrain located more than five hundred meters over sea level. The Meseta is the plateau at the centre of the Peninsula. It is the most extensive and highest in Europe. In the Meseta´s interior are the Central System and the Toledo Mountains. In the Meseta´s borders are the Mountains of León, the Cantabrian Range, the Iberian System and Sierra Morena. Outside the meseta: There are four mountain ranges in the north of Spain: The Galician Massif, the Basque Mountains, the Pyrenees and the Catalan Coastal Range; and two are in the south: the Penibaetic Range and the Subbaetic Range. The Mulhacén is the highest peak on the Peninsula and is in the Sierra Nevada (the Penibaetic Range). There are two large depressions: the Ebro Depression and the Guadalquivir Depre ssion. The Spanish coastline can be divided into: the Atlantic coast of Cantabria, the At...
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PROTECTED SPACES PICOS DE EUROPA The Picos de Europa National Park is located in the Cantabrian Mountains, between the provinces of Asturias, León and Cantabria. The Picos de Europa ("Peaks of Europe", also the Picos) are a mountain range extending for about 20 km, forming part of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain. The range is situated in the Autonomous Communities of Asturias, Cantabria and Castile and León. The highest peak is Torre de Cerredo, at an elevation of 2650 m. Plant Life Large rocky areas, virtually devoid of vegetation, are the dominant feature in the landscape of the Picos de Europa, especially above 1,500 metres. At lower altitudes, shrubs and grassland are interspersed with remnants of wooded vegetation. In areas with potential for forestry, the predominant types of wood are beech, pedunculate oak, mixed forest and holm oak. Linden trees offer up their medicinal flower to the residents of Caín and varieties of flowers that blos...

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