What is the terrain and geography like in Spain?
Geographic Location | Europe |
Total Area |
195,123 Square Miles 505,370 Square Kilometers |
Land Area |
192,656 Square Miles 498,980 Square Kilometers |
Water Area |
2,467 Square Miles 6,390 Square Kilometers |
Land Boundaries |
1,192 Miles 1,918 Kilometers |
Irrigated Land |
13,398 Square Miles 34,700 Square Kilometers |
Border Countries | Andorra 63.7 km, France 623 km, Gibraltar 1.2 km, Portugal 1,214 km, Morocco (Ceuta) 6.3 km, Morocco (Melilla) 9.6 km |
Coastline |
3,084 Miles 4,964 Kilometers |
Geographic Coordinates | 40 00 N, 4 00 W |
Terrain | large, flat to dissected plateau surrounded by rugged hills; Pyrenees Mountains in north |
Highest Point | 3,718 Meters |
Highest Point Location | Pico de Teide (Tenerife) on Canary Islands 3,718 m |
Lowest Point Location | Atlantic Ocean 0 m |
Natural Resources | coal, lignite, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, uranium, tungsten, mercury, pyrites, magnesite, fluorspar, gypsum, sepiolite, kaolin, potash, hydropower, arable land |
Time Zone |
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) time zone note: Spain has two time zones, including the Canary Islands (UTC 0) |
Daylight saving time | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |