Spain: geography and climate

1. Spain’s GeographySpain is located in southwestern Europe

Its total area is 504,782 km2

Spain's boundaries: The Cantabrian Sea is to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the south-southeast, Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and France and Andorra to the northeast.

Main relief elements

The Inner Plateau

Cordillera Cantábrica

Sierra Morena

Sistema Ibérico

The Pyrenees

Sistemas Ib

éricos

Ebro Lowland

Guadalquivir Lowland

Macizo Galaico

Montes de León

Montes Vascos

Montes de Toledo

Penibética

Subbétic

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Cordillera

Costero-

Catalana

Spain’s riversRivers that flow into the Cantabric Sea

Riv

ers

that

flow

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the

Atl

anti

c O

cean

Rivers

that

flow

into

the

Medite

rranea

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Sea

Miño

EbroDuero

Tajo

Guadiana

Guadalquivir

Segura

Júcar

Turia

NalónNervión

2. Spain’s Climate

Mosaic of climates

2. Spain’s Climate

2. Spain’s Climate

2. Spain’s Climate

2. Spain’s Climate

One example: the climate of Asturias