Cordillera Cantábrica

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The Cordillera Cantábrica is a major mountain range in northern Spain that forms a natural barrier between the Atlantic coast and the interior plateau, featuring rugged peaks, deep valleys, and important biodiversity.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Picos de Europa 6
Cantabrian Mountains 1
Cordillera Cantábrica canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
biodiversityImportance high
climateInfluence creates rain shadow over Meseta Central
increases rainfall on northern Atlantic slopes
continent Europe
country Spain
economicActivity forestry
livestock grazing
tourism
extendsFrom Galicia
extendsTo Basque Country
features deep valleys
glacial cirques
karst landscapes
rugged peaks
formsNaturalBarrierBetween Atlantic coast of Spain
Meseta Central
geology Paleozoic rocks
limestone massifs
habitat Cantabrian brown bear
Cantabrian capercaillie
Cantabrian chamois
hasSubrange Montaña Palentina
Montes de León
Central Massif of Picos de Europa
surface form: Picos de Europa

Sierra de la Demanda
highestPoint Torre de Cerredo
highestPointElevation_m 2650
locatedIn northern Spain
partOf Alpine orogeny system in the Iberian Peninsula
protectedAreaIncludes Fuentes del Narcea, Degaña e Ibias Natural Park
Picos de Europa National Park
Redes Natural Park
Somiedo Natural Park
recreation hiking
mountaineering
skiing
region Asturias
Basque Country
Cantabria
Castile and León
Galicia
runsParallelTo Bay of Biscay
separates Bay of Biscay coast
Spanish interior plateau
typicalVegetation Atlantic deciduous forests
beech forests
high-mountain meadows
oak forests

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Meseta Central borderedBy Cordillera Cantábrica
Cantabrian Mountains contains Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Picos de Europa
Battle of Covadonga hasLocation Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Picos de Europa
Torre de Cerredo locatedIn Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Picos de Europa
Torre de Cerredo range Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Picos de Europa
Torre de Cerredo isHighestPointOf Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Picos de Europa
Northern Plateau of the Iberian Peninsula borderedBy Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Cantabrian Mountains
Covadonga locatedIn Cordillera Cantábrica
this entity surface form: Picos de Europa