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Physical map of the Iberian Peninsula. The Iberian Peninsula is the westernmost of the three major southern European peninsulas—the Iberian, Italian, and Balkan. It is bordered on the southeast and east by the Mediterranean Sea, and on the north, west, and southwest by the Atlantic Ocean.
- Peninsular Spain
Map of peninsular Spain. Peninsular Spain refers to the part...
- Iberia (Disambiguation)
Iberia, in its most common meaning, refers to the Iberian...
- Scandinavian Peninsula
The Scandinavian Peninsula is located in Northern Europe,...
- Haplogroup R1b
Haplogroup R1b (R-M343), previously known as Hg1 and Eu18,...
- Kingdom of Iberia
Its population, the Iberians, formed the nucleus of the...
- Phoenicians
Phoenicia (/ f ə ˈ n ɪ ʃ ə, f ə ˈ n iː ʃ ə /), or Phœnicia,...
- Southern France
Southern France, also known as the south of France or...
- Geology of the Iberian Peninsula
Geological map of the Iberian Peninsula. The geology of the...
- Peninsular Spain
The Iberian Peninsula, also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in South-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia. It is divided between Peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Southern France.
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At 505,992 km 2 (195,365 sq mi), Spain is the world's fifty-second largest country and Europe's fourth largest country. It is some 47,000 km 2 (18,000 sq mi) smaller than France. Mount Teide ( Tenerife) is the highest mountain peak in Spain and is the third largest volcano in the world from its base.
Prehistory in the Iberian peninsula begins with the arrival of the first Homo genus representatives from Africa, which may range from c. 1.5 million years ( Ma) ago to c. 1.25 Ma ago, depending on the dating technique employed, so it is set at c. 1.3 Ma ago for convenience. [1]
Map of Spain and Portugal. Download map. The Iberian Peninsula (or Iberia) is a peninsula in the southwest corner of Europe and is principally composed of Spain and Portugal, ...