Iberian Peninsula
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.Ibe·ri·an Peninsula
geographical name \-ē-ən\Definition of IBERIAN PENINSULA
peninsula SW Europe between the Mediterranean & the Atlantic occupied by Spain & Portugal
Iberian Peninsula
geographical name (Concise Encyclopedia)Peninsula, southwestern Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal. Its name derives from its ancient inhabitants whom the Greeks called Iberians, probably after the Ebro (Iberus) River, the peninsula's second longest river. The Pyrenees form a land barrier in the northeast from the rest of Europe, and in the south at Gibraltar the peninsula is separated from North Africa by a narrow strait. Its western and northern coasts are bordered by the Atlantic Ocean, and its eastern coast by the Mediterranean Sea. It includes Cape da Roca, in Portugal, the most westerly point of continental Europe.
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Iberian Peninsula or Iberia
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