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Iberian Peninsula c.230,400 sq mi (596,740 sq km), SW Europe, separated from the rest of Europe by the Pyrenees. Comprising Spain and Portugal , it is washed on the N and W by the Atlantic Ocean and on the S and E by the Mediterranean Sea; the Strait of Gibraltar separates it from Africa. The Iberian Peninsula is dominated by the Meseta (central plateau), a great ...

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Journal of Applied Meteorology;  May 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... thermal low pressure systems over the Iberian Peninsula. These conditions are considered ... high plateau at the center of the Iberian Peninsula. It is bordered to the north-northwest ... The geographical features of the Iberian Peninsula and its particular location in the ...

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