Catalan Coastal Range
- Pyrenees
- Pre-Pyrenees
- Catalan Central Depression
- Smaller mountain ranges of the Central Depression
- Catalan Transversal Range
- Catalan Pre-Coastal Range
- Catalan Coastal Range
- Catalan Coastal Depression and other coastal and pre-coastal plains
The Catalan Coastal Range (
Roses Gulf and the average altitude is around 500 m. The highest point is 763 m at the Montnegre
.
Mountain ranges
From North to South:
- Montgrí
- Gavarres
- Massís de l'Ardenya
- Serra de Marina
- Montnegre Massif
- Serra del Corredor
- Serra de Sant Mateu
- Serra de la Conreria
- Serra de Collserola
- Massís del Garraf
Further south there are certain coastal mountain ranges like los Dedalts, Moles del Taix and Serra de la Mar in the Tivissa-Vandellòs Mountains and the Serra del Montsià that are included in the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range owing to the geological continuity with that range despite their seaside location.[1]
Ecology
There are a few protected areas in the Catalan Coastal Range, like Parc Natural del Montnegre i el Corredor, Parc de Collserola and Parc Natural del Garraf. At the same time though there are several areas subject to severe
rubbish dumps and urban sprawl
.
See also
References
- ^ Gepec.org Serra del Montsià Archived 2011-07-26 at the Wayback Machine