Cantabrian Mountains
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The Cantabrian Mountains are a rugged mountain range in northern Spain known for their high peaks, deep valleys, and role as a climatic barrier between the Atlantic coast and the interior of the Iberian Peninsula.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cantabrian Mountains canonical | 26 |
| Cantabrian Mountains region | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain range
ⓘ
mountain range ⓘ national park ⓘ natural park ⓘ |
| actsAs | climatic barrier ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 300 km ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
Atlantic beech forests
ⓘ
Cantabrian brown bear population ⓘ Cantabrian capercaillie ⓘ Cantabrian chamois ⓘ oak forests ⓘ |
| contains |
Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina Natural Park
ⓘ
Cordillera Cantábrica ⓘ
surface form:
Picos de Europa
Picos de Europa National Park ⓘ Somiedo Natural Park ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| elevation | 2650 m ⓘ |
| extendsFrom | Galicia ⓘ |
| extendsTo | Basque Country ⓘ |
| geology |
limestone massifs
ⓘ
primarily Paleozoic rocks ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
more continental climate on southern slopes
ⓘ
oceanic climate on northern slopes ⓘ |
| hasLanguagePresence |
Asturian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Asturian
Leonese ⓘ Spanish ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Torre de Cerredo ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep valleys
ⓘ
glacial cirques ⓘ karst landscapes ⓘ rugged relief ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Spain ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Alpine orogeny structures of Iberia
ⓘ
Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| passesThroughRegion |
Asturias
ⓘ
Basque Country ⓘ Cantabria ⓘ Castile and León ⓘ Galicia ⓘ La Rioja Province ⓘ
surface form:
La Rioja
|
| runsParallelTo | Bay of Biscay ⓘ |
| separates |
Atlantic coast of Spain
ⓘ
interior of the Iberian Peninsula ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hiking
ⓘ
livestock grazing ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ skiing ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northern Spain
subject surface form:
Pyrenean chamois
this entity surface form:
Cantabrian Mountains region