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Geography of Spain
Landmass Geography of Spain Spain: Southwestern Europe (Eurasian Continent)
Spain's size: 505,957 sq kms
Land Mass: 499, 542 kms
Water Mass: 5,429 kms
The Pyrenees 435 kms mass: forming a natural frontier with FranceSpain is Situated on the Iberian peninisulaThe Iberian Peninsular landmass is shared by: Portugal, Andorra and Spain.
Spain occupies 84% of the Iberian Penninsular territory.
Quick Chapter JumpsThe 19 Regions and Their Capitals
Geography of Spain's Coasts
Principal Mountain Ranges
Principal Rivers of Spain
Places of Sovereignity
Our Maps
Geography Facts
- Spain is the highest European country (except Switzerland), averaging heights of 600 mts
- 3rd largest European country, i.e.: Russia 1st, France 2nd, Spain 3rd
- 4,964 kms: Spanish water boundaries
- 1,917.8 kms: Spain's land boundaries
- Mediterranean Coastlines: 1,660 Kms
- Atlantic Costlines: 710 Kms
Spain's Water BordersAtlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Balearic Sea
Alboran Sea
Cantabrian Sea
Bay of Biscay- Punta Tarifa is the southern-most point of Spain and of the European Continent
- The Gibraltar Straits separate Spain (and European Continent) from Morocco, North Africa
- The locus of Tarifa is a strategic divisor-point, separating the Mediterranean Sea from the Atlantic Ocean and of vast historic importance
- Madrid: Madrid
- Catalonia: Barcelona
- Castilla y Leon: Valladolid
- Castilla-La Mancha: Toledo
- Navarra: Pamplona
- Galicia: Santiago de Compostela
- Asturias: Oviedo
- Cantabria: Santander
- Basque Country: Victoria
- Aragon: Zaragoza
- La Rioja: Logroño
- Valencia: Valencia
- Murcia: Murcia
- Extremadura: Merida
- Andalucia: Sevilla
- Balearic Islands: Palma de Mallorca
- Canary Islands: Las Palmas de Gran Canaria or Santa Cruz de Tenerife
There are over 2,000 beaches in Spain.- Rías Bajas, (Galicia)
- Rías Altas, (Galicia)
- Costa Verde, (Asturias)
- Costa Vasca, (País Vasco)
- Costa Brava, (Cataluña)
- Costa de Maresme, (Cataluña)
- Costa de Garraf, (Cataluña)
- Costa Dorada, (Cataluña)
- Costa Azahar, (Valencia)
- Costa Valencia, (Valencia)
- Costa Blanca, (Valencia)
- Costa Cálida, (Murcia)
- Costa Almería, (Andalucia)
- Costa Tropical, (Andalucia)
- Costa del Sol, (Andalucia)
- Costa de la Luz, (Andalucia)
Principal Mountain RangesSierra: Jagged edges, like a saw
Cordillera: Chain of mountains
Monte: Mountain- Pyrenees (Pirineos)
- The Sistema Central
- Cordillera Cantábrico
- Picos de Europa
- Montes de Leon
- Sierra de Gredos
- Sierra de la Demanda
- Sierras de Guadarrama
- Sierra de Cuenca
- Sistema Iberico
- Sierra de Gudar
- Sierra de Javalambre
- Cordillera Costero-Catalana
- Montes de Toledo
- Sierra de Alcaraz
- Sierra de Segura
- Cordillera Subbetica
- Cordillera Penebetica
- Sierra Morena
- Sierra de Aracena
The Iberian Peninsula's Orography
The Meseta Central is framed by the Cordillera Cantabrica, Sierra Morena and the Sistema Iberico. This Central Plateau is sliced through, by the Sistema Central, creating distinctive northern (higher and smaller) and southern areas.
Principal Rivers of SpainPrincipal Spanish rivers: Río Ebro, Río Duero, Río Guadalquivir, Río Guadiana and the Río Tagus.Desembogue Points - The Duero
- The Miño
- The Tajo
- The Tagus
- The Guadiana
- The Guadalquivir
- The Ebro
Each of the above rivers are sourced in Spain. Their course(s) cross through Portugal and they desembogue in the Atlantic Ocean.The Ebro desembogues in the Mediterranean Sea Principal Lowland areas: (Las Campiñas)The Guadalquivir Valley is flanked by the Sierra Morena and the Sistema Penebetico
The Ebro Valley is flanked by the Sistema Iberico and the Pyrenees
Places of Sovereignity
- The Chafarinas Islands
- Peñón de las Alhucemas
- Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera
These islands are situated off the Moroccan coast.Ceuta and MelillaThe cities of Ceuta and Melilla (in North Africa): also belong to The Geography of Spain.
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