Climates type and vegetation

Oceanic Climate

Is located in the north and north-west of the peninsula, it has an abundant amount of precipitations and by mild temperatures prevails in the northern part of the country, from the Pyrenees to the northwest region, characterized by relatively mild winters, warm but not hot summers, and generally abundant rainfall spread out over the year. Temperatures vary only slightly, both on a diurnal and a seasonal basis. The moderating effects of the sea, however, abate in the inland areas, where temperatures are 9 to 18 C more extreme than temperatures on the coast.

Vegetation

is characterized by :

Oak and beech trees

 natural meadows :

Climates and vegetation

The climates and vegetation

Spain is located in the temperate zone, but there are different climates because of the influence of these factors

Latitude:

These means that the temperature increase when you travel to the south

Altitude:

Causes temperatures to fall and precipitations to rise

Distance to the sea:

These means in the coast temperatures are milder and increases temperature in the interior of the peninsula

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The Balearic Islands ...

it is a Spanish archipelago situated In the West of the Mediterranean Sea, around 100km off the coast of mainland Spain. It consists mainly of Majorca, Minorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Cabrera islands, where you can find the most stunning Spanish beaches and turquoise waters of the Mediterranean, as well as grand sights. The islands are so diverse that even though they are so close to each other, each of them has its own unique character.

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The land relief of the archipelagos

The Balearic Islands, found in the Mediterranean Sea, is made up of 4 large islands (Majorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Menorca) and around 144 smaller islets

◦Majorca, Ibiza and Formentera are an extension of the Baetic mountain ranges from the Spanish mainland

◦Menorca is a continuation of the Catalan coastal mountain range

We can distinguish three different landscape zones on the island of Mallorca

◦The Tramuntana Range

◦Contains the hightes summit, Puig Major

◦The Llevante Range

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◦A plain between the 

The coasts vary by island

◦cliffs are found in the north of Mallorca and Menorca

◦sandy beaches with small coves

Canary Islands

The Canary Islands are found in the Atlantic Ocean, near Africa

◦Composed of 7 main islands (La Palma, El Hierro, La Gomera, Tenerife, Gran Canaria, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote) as well as some smaller islands

The Canary Islands are volcanic in origen:

◦Created from fractures in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean

◦created different volcanic forms

◦ash cones ◦lava needles

◦badlands

Continental Waters

Rivers We can group the rivers of Spain into three different watersheds. Each river has a drainage basin Includes the main river and tributaries The Cantabrian watershed Rivers are short with a regular flow. They flow down steep terrain. Nalón Nervión Bidasoa The Atlantic Watershed Rivers are long. Carry a lot of water but have irregular flow Miño Duero Tagus Guadiana Guadalquivir The Mediterranean Watershed Rivers are short (exept for the Ebro). Don´t carry much water and have irregular flow LLogrebat Ebro Mijares Turia Júcar Segura The Balearic and Canary Islands don´t have any permanent rivers short streams and torrents only carry water after heavy rains Lakes Lakes in Spain tend to be small and not very deep. The most important is the Lake Sanabria. We can also find lagoons Smaller and shallower than lakes Often dry out in the summer Wetlands Lands covered by shallow waters. Marshes of the Guadalquivir.  Marshes of the Guadalquivir  The Ebro delta Aquifers Water found under the ground. Northern and southern sub-plateaus Canary and Balearic Islands