 Typical limestone mountain of the Basque range.
The Basque Mountains are a small mountain range situated in the northern Iberian Peninsula. It´s located between the Cantabrian Mountains to the west and the Pyrenees to the east. The Iberian Peninsula, or Iberia, is located in the extreme southwest of Europe. ...
Cantabrian Mountains (Span. ...
Central Pyrenees. ...
Geography
It's a transitional range between the two major ones, some geographers consider that the Cantabrian Mountains and the Pyrenees are a single greater range and the Basque Mountains are just part of both. The range runs through the Basque Country. Capital Vitoria-Gasteiz Official languages Basque and Spanish Area – Total – % of Spain Ranked 14th 7 234 km² 1,4% Population – Total (2005) – % of Spain – Density Ranked 7th 2 124 846 4,9% 293,73/km² Demonym – English – Spanish – Basque Basque vasco/a euskal herritar, euskaldun GDP GDP/Cápita 30. ...
Massifs It´s a range of moderate height, Aketegi (1,544 m) in the Aitzkorri massif is the highest peak. There are two parallel ranges, the inner one and the coastal one: In geology, a massif is a section of the Earths crust that is demarcated by faults or flexures. ...
- In the inner range the Aratz is the maximum height (1,442 m), its main massifs are:
- In the coastal range its main massifs are:
Vizcaya province Vizcaya (Basque Bizkaia) is a province of northern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of the Basque Country. ...
Anboto is a mountain of the Western Basque Country, belonging to the Gorbea Sierra and not far from the pass of Urkiolamendi between Durango and Vitoria-Gasteiz. ...
Climate The coastal range forms the water divide of the Mediterranean and Atlantic bassins, the climate north of the range is milder and more oceanic while to the south of the coastal range and in the inner range winters are cold and snowy and summers drier and hotter than in the northern range. A water divide, or watershed, is relatively high ground between water basins. ...
The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...
The Atlantic Ocean is Earths second-largest ocean, covering approximately one_fifth of its surface. ...
It has been suggested that The Cool Western Temperate Maritime Climate be merged into this article or section. ...
Nature The range is almost entirely limestone, but other materials can be found. The slopes are generally gentle, but there are many limestone peaks and cliffs in which vultures dwell. There is abundant oceanic climate vegetation, like beeches, oaks, birches and other like the Cantabrian Holm Oaks and the Pinus radiata, the last one artificially introduced for plantation. Limey shale overlaid by limestone. ...
A Nubian Vulture Vultures are scavenging birds, feeding mostly from carcasses of dead animals. ...
It has been suggested that The Cool Western Temperate Maritime Climate be merged into this article or section. ...
Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ...
Species Many species; see text and classification Birch is the name of any tree of the genus Betula, in the family Betulaceae, closely related to the beech/oak family, Fagaceae. ...
Binomial name Quercus ilex L. The Holm Oak Quercus ilex L., also called Holly oak or Evergreen Oak, is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. ...
Binomial name Pinus radiata Pinus radiata (family Pinaceae) is known in English as Monterey Pine in some parts of the world (mainly in the USA and Britain), and Radiata Pine in others (primarily Australia and New Zealand). ...
A plantation is an intentional planting of a crop, on a larger scale, usually for uses other than cereal production or pasture. ...
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