Baetic System

Coordinates: 37°N 5°W / 37°N 5°W / 37; -5
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Baetic System
Mulhacén seen from the Vereda de la Estrella in Sierra Nevada National Park
Highest point
PeakMulhacén
Elevation3,478.6 m (11,413 ft)
Listing
Geography
Schematic representation of the Baetic System of mountain ranges
CountrySpain and little bit in
Alpine Orogeny
Sierra Crestellina, near Casares
Map of the Baetic System in Andalusia
Tajos del Sabar, near Alfarnate

The Baetic System or Betic System (

Roman provinces of ancient Hispania
.

Geography

The Baetic System is made up of multiple mountain ranges that reach from western

Land of Valencia. To the north, the Baetic Ranges are separated from the Meseta Central and the Sierra Morena by the basin of the Guadalquivir. The Iberian System rises north of the eastern part of the Prebaetic System, the northernmost prolongation of the Baetic System. Generally the mountain ranges that are part of this system are aligned in a southwest-northeast direction.[1]

The most well-known range of the Baetic System is the Sierra Nevada, where the Mulhacén, the highest mountain in continental Spain and in the Iberian Peninsula is found. The

volcanic origin.[3]

Geology

The Baetic System as a geological feature belongs to a larger

geodynamic mechanisms responsible for its formation are so far relatively unknown.[4]

Geologically the

Majorca are extensions of the Baetic System.[5]
The Gibraltar Arc geological region follows the Moroccan coast from
Valencia and the Balearic Islands
.

Ecology

The Baetic System is home to a number of

broadleaf forests, and coniferous
forests, which vary with elevation, soils, and topography.

The Baetic System, together with the

Mediterranean basin's ten biodiversity hotspots, known to ecologists as the Baetic-Rifan complex. The Baetic mountains are home to a rich assemblage of Mediterranean plants, including a number of relict species from the ancient laurel forests
, which covered much of the Mediterranean basin millions of years ago when it was more humid.

Subdivision

The Baetic System is divided into the following sub-chains:

Penibaetic System

The Penibaetic System includes the highest point in the peninsula, the 3,478 m high Mulhacén in the Sierra Nevada; other ranges and features are:

Subbaetic System

The Subbaetic System occupies a central position within the Baetic System. Highest point 2,027 m (6,650 ft) high Peña de la Cruz in Sierra Arana.

Prebaetic System

The Prebaetic System is the northernmost feature of the whole Baetic System. Highest point 2,382 m high La Sagra.

See also

References

  1. ^ Granada Natural - Las Zonas Externas
  2. ^ A Guide to the Upper Rock Nature Reserve Archived 2008-07-24 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ European geoparks website Archived 2009-05-30 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ISBN 978-1-86239-110-9
  5. ^ Dan Davis, Commercial Navigation in the Greek and Roman World

External links

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