Iberian Peninsula: Quick Facts

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Iberian Peninsula

Antique map from 1902 showing Spain, Portugal, and Andorra with detailed political boundaries, cities, and geographic features. Insets display the Azores Islands, Canary Islands, Madeira Island, and Gibraltar, providing additional detail for these territories.

Gibraltar, Strait of

Color-coded thematic map of Europe showing the distribution of major ethnic culture areas, with distinct regions representing groups such as Celtic, Germanic, Slavic, Romance, Baltic, Finno-Ugric, and others, as indicated by the legend at the bottom. Boundaries highlight cultural rather than political divisions.

Climbing the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain

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