Locations and Landforms
Location
Spain's next to the Atlantic Ocean and Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea. Spain borders Portugal. The coordinates to the capital of Spain are 40. 4168 N and 3.7038 W The coordinates to the tower of Hercules 43.3860 N 8.4065 W The coordinates to the Pyrenees mountains are 42.6682 N 1.0012 E. A famous place in Spain is the Zarzuela palace. It is where the King of Spain lives, Bunol is where the la tomatina food fight happens every year. 150,000 tomatoes are thrown! Spain is 195,361 square miles (505, 988 sq. km) and is about the size of Kenya, France, and Botswana.
Some of Spain's major cities are Zaragoza, Murcia, Seville, Alencia and Malage.
Landforms
Some of Spain's most popular landforms are the Pyrenees Mountain range, Sierra De Guadarrama, Sierra De Gredos, Sierra Nevada, these are some of Spain's major mountain ranges. Some of Spain's major rivers are Guadalquivir, Ebro, Duero, Miño, Tajo and the Guadiana.
Tower of Hercules
Some tourist attractions in Spain including the tower of Hercules. Bull fighting is another tourist attraction, along with the La Tomitina festival, which is a giant food fight where 150,000 tomatoes are thrown. It is why Spain makes 40 billion Euros a year from tourists. That is $42, 262, 000,000 in U.S. currency.
