Spain is located in southern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. It borders France, Andorra, and Portugal. Spain has 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities. The main bodies of water around Spain are the Mediterranean Sea, Cantabrian Sea, and Atlantic Ocean. Major mountain ranges include the Pyrenees, Sierra Nevada, and Sierra Morena. Principal rivers include the Miño, Duero, Ebro, Tajo, Guadiana, and Guadalquivir.

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Spain is in the south of Europe. It is part of the Iberian Peninsula. Spain has borders
with France and Andorra in the north and Portugal in the west.
SEAS AND OCEANS
AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES
There are 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities.
Mediterranean Sea
(in the south and east)
Cantabrian Sea
(in the north)
Atlantic Ocean
(in the west and south-west)
AUTONOMOUS
COMMUNITY
CAPITAL
AUTONOMOUS COM-
MUNITY
CAPITAL
GALICIA
Santiago de
Compostela
COMUNIDAD DE MA-
DRID
Madrid
PRINCIPADO DE
ASTURIAS
Oviedo EXTREMADURA Mérida
CANTABRIA Santander CASTILLA LA MANCHA Toledo
PAÍS VASCO Vitoria-Gasteiz COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA Valencia
COMUNIDAD FO-
RAL DE NAVARRA
Pamplona REGIÓN DE MURCIA Murcia
LA RIOJA Logroño ANDALUCÍA Sevilla
ARAGÓN Zaragoza ISLAS BALEARES Palma
CATALUÑA Barcelona
ISLAS CANARIAS
Santa Cruz de
Tenerife
CASTILLA Y
LEÓN
Valladolid
Las Palmas de
Gran Canaria

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AUTONOMOUS CITIES
Ceuta and Melilla.
MOUNTAIN RANGES
Cordillera Cantábrica (north of Spain) Montes de Toledo (centre of Spain)
Pirineos (north of Spain, form a natural border
with France)
Sierra Morena (south of Spain)
Sistema Ibérico (north-east of Spain)
Sistemas Béticos (south of Spain)
Mulhacén
Sistema Central (centre of Spain)
Mulhacén is the highest mountain in the Iberian Peninsula. It’s in the Sierra Ne-
vada, which is part of the Sistemas Béticos.
Mount Teide is the highest mountain in Spain. It’s in the Canary Island. It’s the
third highest volcano in the world.
Meseta is a big plateau in the centre of Spain. A plateau is an area of high flat
land.
RIVERS

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River Source Flows into … Main tributaries
Miño Sierra de Meira Atlantic Ocean Sil
Duero Picos de Urbión Atlantic Ocean Pisuerga and Esla
Ebro Fontibre Mediterranean
Sea
Jalón
Tajo Sierra de Albarracín Atlantic Ocean Jarama
Guadiana Lagunas de Ruidera Atlantic Ocean Záncara
Guadalquivir Sierra de Cazorla Atlantic Ocean Genil and Guadajoz

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