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Geography: What % of Spain's Landmass
is Andalucian?
Geography of Andalucia's LandmassAndalucian coastlines stretch for 900 kms in both the Mediterranean and Atlantic Ocean.
Andalucia's landmass spans over 17.3% of the Iberian peninsula's Spanish territory.
OverviewGeography Maps
Two Geographical Distinct Landscapes
Dehesa
Climate and Vegetation Influences
Early Geography Map of Europe Moorish Spain
This Map is Exhibited in Torre de la Calahorra, Cordoba.
The Straights of Gibraltar from
the del Tolmo inlet
Monte Hacho, Ceuta, Jebel Musa, opposite
This shot was taken from Tarifa's viewpoint
- Almeria: The Almeria coast, Mediterranean coasts,
- Malaga: The Costa del Sol, Mediterranean coasts,
- Cadiz: Atlantic coasts, (the coolest and windiest)
- Huelva: Costa de la Luz, Atlantic coasts (coolest)
- Sevilla: Interior,
- Jaen: Interior.
- Cordoba: Interior,
- Granada: The Costa Tropical, Mediterranean coast,
Andalucian Coastlines- Costa Almería, (Andalucía)
- Costa Tropical, (Andalucía)
- Costa del Sol, (Andalucía)
- Costa de la Luz, (Andalucía)
White Sand Dunes at Bolonia Beaches,
Aerial View of Baelo Claudio
The GuadalquivirAndalucia's longest river. Its wellspring is in Cañada de las Fuentes, in the mountain ranges of Cazorla, Jaen.
The Guadalquivir ends in the pueblo, Bonanza, in San Lucar de Barrameda, which is in the Gulf of Cadiz. The Phoenicians Called It Baitis: which evolved to - Betis. That switched to Baetis.
The Romans changed it to The Hispania Baetica Province.
The Moors named it The Guadalquivir - Moorish name al-wadi al-kabir: The Great River.
View of North Africa (14 kms distance)
from Baelo Claudio, Bolonia, Costa de la Luz, Spain.
Political Map of Spain
Physical Map of Spain
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Part of Spain's Geography:
Almerian Desert Landscape
Dry Mediterranean Spain is Divisible- The Meseta Side
- The Iberian Depression is on the Mediterranean Side.
The Meseta is a huge (almost) treeless Central Plateau.
It is a major feature of the Spanish territory, characterized, by a north to southern inclination, with a drier steppe climate.- Meseta Vegetation: Holm Oaks and Cork Trees
- Mediterranean Andalucia is dry, xerophytic thorny scrub with scant vegetation
Mediterranean Forests Comprise:
- Predominantly Holm Oaks, Intermixed with conifers, Aleppo pines, Beeches, Chestnuts, Larch, African Palms and Cork trees
- Rare Spanish Silverspruces are found in the Penebetica and in the Sierra de Ronda
- Forest felling and over-cultivation rapidly diminish natural Mediterranean greenery
- Forest fires cause irrevocable geographical damage
- River banks have Poplar and Ash accompanied with towering Eucalyptus trees
TOP The Iberian peninsula has over Two Million Hectares of Dehesa
This is a scrub-free, thinly wooded pastureland of Holm Oaks and Cork Trees.Most of the Dehesa is in South-Eastern Andalucia Spain - The Dehesa is a principle area for cereal crops
- Holm Oaks are the staple diet of the esteemed Pata Negra porcine breeds
- A popular winter destination for thousands of cranes
- A free-range breeding area for bulls
- Sheep and cattle grazing land
Karstic Landscape:
Amazing Karstic Landscape
Andalucian Geography has a wealth of fertile areas.
Jaen and Cordoba have vast, sweeping Vegas of cereal crops and olive trees
Many Andalucian soils - originated from sea beds. The Andaluz climate - a Major Point of Attraction Andalucia enjoys over 300 days of sunshine per/year.
Coastal estuaries teem with water birds.
Doña Ana, in Huelva, with over 25,000Km2 of the total landmass,
Salt Water Birds Huelva
30% of Spain's Geography: is Protected Land. 20% of that protected land belongs to Andalucia. Spain has over 6,000 Flowering Species 40% of all flora species are natural to the Iberian peninsula
The Pyrenees are a 'natural barrier' protecting the Iberian peninsula's (spontaneously-born) flora.
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Climate: Rainfall, temperature, sun exposure, water shortage.
Earth: Acid or Alkaline soil, salt-content, drainage-capacity, humus and land mass relief.
- The Alps block moist Atlantic winds
- Less rain falls in Southern Europe compared to northwestern Europe
- Sirroco (terral) winds are high, dry winds from North Africa increasing temperatures
- Levante winds push away the Atlantic winds and are also drying winds
The Silver Pillar of Smoke Surrounding
Gibraltar.
A Condensed East Wind Cloud gathers around Gibraltar
120 days per-year.
Spiritual Significance of the Pillars
Paragraphs 6 and 7 Re: Gibraltar Pillars.
Spain has a vastly divergent Geography.
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Further Site pages with information
on The Pillars of Hercules
Click on the below links.
History of Andalucia
Contemporary Tarifa
Tarifa History
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