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Geography of Andalusia

Sierra Nevada

The region is crisscrossed west to east by two mountain ranges; the low-lying Sierra Morena which forms its northern boundary with the Castilian meseta and the Bética ranges to the south, made up of a series of ranges including the Sierra Nevada home to the highest peaks in Iberia : Mulhacén (3478 m.) and Veleta (3392 m.). Between the Bética mountains and the Sierra Morena lies the Guadalquivir Valley, the flattest expanse in Spain ( Seville, for instance, is just 9m above sea level yet is 100km from the coast ). Running in parallel from north to south, t hese three elements: the Sierra Morena, the Guadalquivir Depression and the Betica mountains basically define Andalusia . Most of Andalusia can be considered as mountainous with some 50% lying above 600m.

Image: CMA de la Junta de Andalucía

Provinces and surface area of Andalusia in km2

Highest moutains in Andalusia / Highest moutains in Andalucia

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