Portugal And Spain
by Planetobserver
Title
Portugal And Spain
Artist
Planetobserver
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Portugal and Spain. Satellite image of the Iberian Peninsula, consisting of the European countries of Portugal and Spain. North is at top. Water is blue, vegetation is green, urban areas are grey, dry areas are brown, and shallow coastal waters are light blue. The area here is about 1375 by 975 kilometres. Portugal is a 200-kilometre wide strip along most of the western (Atlantic) coast (left). Most of Spain's Atlantic coast is at upper left, and its Mediterranean coast is at right. The Spanish Balearic islands are at centre right. The Pyrenees mountains (upper right) form the border with France. Spain is dominated by a high, dusty central plateau (brown). The Straits of Gibraltar (bottom left) divide Spain from Morocco.
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May 8th, 2013
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