Physical+Geography

Physical Geography: **There are many physical geographic features that you will want to visit that Spain holds!** One of the physical geographic featues are the gigantic Pyrenees Mountains.These mountains extend for 260 miles from Bay Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. The Pyrenees is also one region out of five that is located in Spain. Throughout this region there are upper meadows, pasture land, and glacial lakes and streams! The biggest mountain in the Pyrenees mountain range is the Aneto Peak. This mountain is 3,404 feet tall! You may want to see this mountain range because they are perfect for hikers nd people who want to exercise.

A nother sight to see is the Canarias. The Canarias is a chain of islands located off the northwest coast of Africa. There are seven different islands located in this chain. The names are, La Pama, La Gomera, El Hierro, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura, and Lanzavote. The Canary Islands are very popular for their magnificent coast lines!The Canaries is one of the most famous tourist spots in the world!

Spain has many mountain ranges and plateaus. But Meseta, a plateau, makes almost half of Spain. It is the largest plateau in Europe!

There are five different regions in spain.
 * 1) Green Spain- The Cantabrian Mountains are located in Green Spain. Pico de Europa, which is 8,689 feet tall, is the tallest mountain in the Cantabrian Mountains.
 * 2) Inland Spain- 2,119 feet above sea level. North of Madrid Inland Spain provides perfect winterlands, and south of Madrid it is sunbaked land.
 * 3) The Pyrenees- described in the first paragraph.
 * 4) Southern Spain: Holds Andalusia which is Spain's most visited area. In the east there is the mountain range called Sierra Nevada.
 * 5) The Canary and Balearic Islands: Seven islands located in the Atlantic close to the Tropic of Cancer. The islands are a volcanic origin. The islands contain abundant tropical vegetation. Some other facts amazing about the Canary and Balearic Islands are located in the second paragraph.