The red line shows where the Cantabrian Mountains are located in the North of Spain

Pico Tres Mares, 2,150 m

Cantabrian Mountains (Cordillera Cantábrica in Spanish) is a mountain chain which extends for more than approximately 180 miles (300 km) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees (Basque mountains) to the borders of Galicia, and on or near the coast of the Cantabrian Sea. The Cantabrian Mountains offer a wide range of trails for hiking, as well as many challenging climbing routes. Skiing is possible in the ski resorts of Alto Campoo, Valgrande-Pajares and Manzaneda. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 789 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 760 pixel, file size: 175 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Title Cordillera Cantábrica Cantabrian Mountain Range Description El recuadro rojo señala la Cordillera Cantábrica. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 789 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1000 × 760 pixel, file size: 175 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Title Cordillera Cantábrica Cantabrian Mountain Range Description El recuadro rojo señala la Cordillera Cantábrica. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 638 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photographer: Andy Roberts from East London, England Title: Alto Campoo Description: Near Tres Mares, where a drop of water can end up in one of three... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 638 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Photographer: Andy Roberts from East London, England Title: Alto Campoo Description: Near Tres Mares, where a drop of water can end up in one of three... The metre or meter is a measure of length. ... Lyskamm, 4 527 m, Pennine Alps A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ... A mile is a unit of length, usually used to measure distance, in a number of different systems, including Imperial units, United States customary units and Norwegian/Swedish mil. ... km redirects here. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Typical limestone mountain of the Basque range. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Rock climbers on Valkyrie at The Roaches in Staffordshire, England. ... Alpine skier carving a turn on piste Members of the U.S. Air Force skiing (and snowboarding) at Keystone Resorts 14th Annual SnoFest Downhill Ski Racing This article is about snow skiing. ... St. ... General view of the resort from Tres Mares peak. ... Situation in Ourense in Galicia Manzaneda is a municipality in Ourense (province) in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. ...

Geography

The Cantabrian Mountains stretch east-west, nearly parallel to the sea, as far as the pass of Leitariegos, also extending south between León and Galicia. The range's western boundary is marked by the valley of the river Miño (Portuguese: Minho), by the lower Sil, which flows into the Miño, and by the Cabrera River, a small tributary of the Sil. León province León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ... Miño/Minho designates both the river as well as an adjacent Portuguese region. ... The Sil is a river in north-western Spain, tributary of the Miño. ...

Some geographers regard the mountains of Galicia beyond the Miño as an integral part of the same system; others confine the name to the eastern half of the highlands between Galicia and the Pyrenees, and call their western half the Asturian Mountains. There are also many local names for the subsidiary ranges within the chain, which includes the Picos de Europa. A geographer is a crazy psycho whose area of study is geocrap, the pseudoscientific study of Earths physical environment and human habitat and the study of boring students to death. ... The term highland is used to denote any mountainous region or elevated mountainous plateau. ... The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains some 20km far inland from the northern coast of Spain. ...

As a whole, the Cantabrian Mountains are remarkable for their intricate ramifications, but almost everywhere, and especially in the east, it is possible to distinguish two principal ranges, from which the lesser ridges and mountain masses radiate. One range, or series of ranges, closely follows the outline of the coast; the other, which is loftier, forms the northern limit of the great tableland of Castile and León, and is sometimes regarded as a continuation of the Pyrenees. The coastal range rises in, some parts sheer above the sea, and everywhere has so abrupt a declivity that the streams which flow seaward are all short and swift. Capital Valladolid Official language(s) Spanish/Castilian Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked  94,223 km²  18. ...

The descent from the southern range to the high plateaux of Castile is more gradual, and several large rivers, notably the Ebro, rise here and flow to the south or west. The breadth of the Cantabrian chain, with all its ramifications, increases from about 60 m; in the east to about 115 m in the west. Many peaks are over 6000 ft high, but the greatest altitudes are attained in the central ridges on the borders of León, Asturias, Palencia and Cantabria. Here are the Peña Vieja (8,743 ft), Peña Prieta (8,304 ft) and Espigüete (7,898 ft); an unnamed summit in the Picos de Europa, to which range the Peña Vieja also belongs, rises on the right bank of the Sella to a height of 8,045 ft; further west the peaks of Manpodres, Peña Ubiña, Peña Rubia and Cuiña all exceed 7,000 ft. A conspicuous feature of the chain, as of the adjacent tableland, is the number of its parameras, isolated plateaus shut in by lofty mountains or even by precipitous walls of rock. The Ebro (Greek: Έβρος, Latin: Iberus, Spanish: Ebro, Catalan: Ebre) is Spains most voluminous and second longest river. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... Anthem: Asturias, patria querida Capital Oviedo Official language(s) Spanish; Asturian have special status Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 10th  10,604 km²  2. ... Palencia is a city in the northwest of the Tierra de Campos of central Spain, the capital of the province of Palencia in the autonomous community of Castile-Leon. ... Anthem: Himno de Cantabria Capital Santander Official language(s) Spanish Area  â€“ Total  â€“ % of Spain Ranked 15th  5,321 km²  1. ... The Picos de Europa is a range of mountains some 20km far inland from the northern coast of Spain. ... Sella can be: The Sella mountain group in the Dolomites A municipality in Spain, see Sella, Alicante A municipality in Greece, see Sella, Greece Sella turcica, a depression in the human skull Saddle in Latin This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Cuiña is a mountain in the Sierra de Ancares mountain range in Spain, It is the highest point of the Ancares range, (1,987 metres). ... Image:NONE Monte Roraima In geology and earth science, a plateau, also called a high plateau or tableland, is an area of highland, usually consisting of relatively flat rural area. ...

The Cantabrian Mountains make a sharp divide between "Green Spain" to the north, and the dry central plateau. The north facing slopes receive heavy cyclonic rainfall from the Bay of Biscay, whereas the southern slopes are in rain shadow. Green Spain is the name given to the strip of land between the Cantabrian Sea and the Cantabrian and Basque mountains in northern Spain. ... Topographic map of Spain Spain is located in southwestern Europe and comprises about 84 percent of the Iberian Peninsula. ... This article is about the meteorological phenomenon. ... Map of the Bay of Biscay. ... For the television series see Rain Shadow. ...

The Sierra de Ancares is an extension, to the south-west, of the Cantabrian Mountains, forming the boundary between Galicia and Léon. The Sierra de Ancares is a mountain range in Spain, extending in a south-westerly direction from the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains, in Asturias. ... Galicia (Spain) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... León province León (Llión in Asturian-leonese language) is a province of northwestern Spain, in the northwestern part of the autonomous community of Castile and León. ...

References

• This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

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