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Published 2006
Around much of Spain, the land rises steeply from the coast reaching a maximum elevation of 3,482 m/11,420 ft at Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada just 50 km/30 miles from the Mediterranean. Iberia’s dominant feature is the vast plateau that takes up much of central Spain. Known as the meseta, this undulating table land ranges in elevation from 600 to 1,000 m, tilting slightly towards the west. Four of Iberia’s five major rivers (the Duero, Tajo, Guadiana, and Guadalquivir) drain westwards into the Atlantic, with the Ebro flowing south east to the Mediterranean. Other rivers are seasonal, many drying up completely in the summer months.
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