Penibaetic System

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The Penibaetic System is a major mountain range in southern Spain forming part of the Baetic Cordillera and containing some of the highest peaks in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Label Occurrences
Penibaetic System canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
orographic system
borders Guadalquivir Basin to the north
climate Mediterranean climate with mountain influences
contains Alcazaba (mountain)
surface form: Alcazaba (Sierra Nevada peak)

Mulhacén
Sierra Bermeja
Sierra Blanca
Sierra Nevada
Sierra de Alhama
Sierra de Almijara
Sierra de Gádor
Sierra de Lújar
Sierra de Mijas
Sierra de Tejeda
Sierra de la Contraviesa
Sierra de las Nieves
Sierra de los Filabres
Pico del Veleta
surface form: Veleta

glacial landforms in Sierra Nevada
country Spain
extendsAlong Mediterranean coast of southern Spain
formedDuring Cenozoic
surface form: Cenozoic Era
geologicalOrigin Alpine orogeny
geologicalProvince Baetic System
hasEconomicActivity forestry
livestock grazing
tourism
hasHighestPoint Mulhacén
hasProtectedArea Sierra Nevada National Park
Sierra de las Nieves National Park
highestPointElevation 3479 metres
languageRegion Spanish language
locatedIn Andalusia
southern Spain
locatedOnContinent Europe
nameInSpanish Sistema Penibético
near Alboran Sea
oriented southwest–northeast
partOf Baetic System
surface form: Baetic Cordillera
rockType igneous rocks
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
separatedBy intramontane basins
separatedFrom Prebaetic System
Baetic System
surface form: Subbaetic System

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Referenced by (3)

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

Mulhacén partOf Penibaetic System
Veleta partOf Penibaetic System
Alcazaba (mountain) partOf Penibaetic System
subject surface form: Alcazaba