We have tried to keep the original official names of the sovereign states. This map series in latin and spanish was created with euratlas periodis expert and shows also the dependent states that is show dependencies mode. Map of the iberian peninsula at the beginning of the year 800.
The peninsula also known as iberia is home to the mainlands of spain and portugal a small area of southern france the tiny autonomous principality of andorra and the british overseas territory of gibraltar. The shaded relief map shows the iberian peninsula an almost continent like peninsula at the southwestern tip of europe. Pico de aneto 3404 torre de cerredo 2648 san lorenzo 2271 pic de coma pedrosa 2943 moncayo 2313 el teleno 2183 puig mayor 1445 pico del mulhacén 3479 pico almanzor 2592 torrecilla 1919.
Spain portugal highest peaks of the iberian peninsula elevation. Countries of the iberian peninsula. The pyrenees mountain range forms an effective.
Its name derives from its ancient inhabitants whom the greeks called iberians probably for the ebro iberus the peninsula s second longest river after the tagus. Iberian peninsula peninsula in southwestern europe occupied by spain and portugal. The iberian peninsula aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n also known as iberia is located in the southwest corner of europe defining the westernmost edge of eurasia the peninsula is principally divided between spain and portugal comprising most of their territory as well as a small area of southern france andorra and gibraltar with an area of approximately 583 254 square kilometres 225 196 sq mi.
At the nearest point it is only 5 miles 8km from the continent of africa. Located on the southwestern tip of the european continent the iberian peninsula includes the countries of andorra portugal and spain and the british crown colony of gibraltar. Iberian peninsula map and information page.
