Meseta Central

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A landscape of the Meseta in May.

The Meseta Central (lit.'central tableland', sometimes referred to in English as Inner Plateau) is one of the basic geographical units of the Iberian Peninsula. It consists of a plateau covering a large part of the latter's interior.

Developed during the 19th century, the concept of meseta central was handled by

José Macpherson y Hemas,[2] while the writers of the Spanish Generation of '98 greatly contributed to its popularisation among the public sphere.[3]

Topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula, in which the 'Meseta Central' appears labeled by its Spanish name.
Topographic map of the Iberian Peninsula, in which the Meseta Central appears labeled by its Spanish name.

The

Cantabrian Range, the Basque Mountains, the Sistema Ibérico and Sierra Morena.[4]

References

Citations
  1. ^ Casals Costa 2001, p. 17.
  2. ^ Casals Costa 2001, pp. 8–9.
  3. ^ Casals Costa 2001, p. 18.
  4. ^ a b c "El Relieve". Instituto Geográfico Nacional.
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