Baetic System

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The Baetic System is a major mountain range in southern Spain that includes peaks such as the Sierra Nevada and stretches along the Mediterranean coast.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Baetic System canonical 8
Betic Cordillera 4
Baetic Cordillera 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
orogenic system
borders Guadalquivir Valley
connectedTo Rif Mountains
contains Cordillera Penibética
Cordillera Subbética
Mulhacén
Sierra Nevada
Sierra de Almijara
linked to: Sierra de Tejeda

Sierra de Baza
Sierra de Cazorla
Sierra de Grazalema
Sierra de Gádor
Sierra de Lújar
Sierra de Mijas
Sierra de Segura
Sierra de Tejeda
Sierra de la Contraviesa
Sierra de las Nieves
Sierra de los Filabres
country Spain
extendsAlong Mediterranean coast of Spain
formedBy collision of African Plate and Eurasian Plate
geologicalPeriod Cenozoic
hasClimate Mediterranean climate
hasEcosystem Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub
highestPoint Mulhacén
highestPointElevation 3479 m
knownFor high biodiversity
ski resorts in Sierra Nevada
steep relief
language Spanish
locatedIn southern Spain
locatedOn Iberian Peninsula
nameInSpanish Sistema Bético
near Almería
Málaga
city of Granada
linked to: Granada
orogeny Alpine orogeny
parallelTo Mediterranean Sea
partOf Alpine orogeny
Betic-Rif orogenic belt
linked to: Baetic System
runsThrough Andalusia
Region of Murcia
linked to: Province of Murcia

Valencian Community
separatedBy Guadalquivir Basin
separatedFrom Meseta Central

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sierra Nevada (Spain) partOf Baetic System
Sierra Nevada partOf Baetic System
Iberian Plate associatedWith Betic Cordillera
linked to: Baetic System
Baetic System partOf Betic-Rif orogenic belt
linked to: Baetic System
Veleta partOf Betic Cordillera
linked to: Baetic System
Alcazaba partOf Betic Cordillera
subject linked to: Alcazaba (mountain)
linked to: Baetic System
Penibetic Cordillera partOf Baetic System
Penibetic Cordillera mountainSystem Baetic Cordillera
linked to: Baetic System
Sierra Nevada National Park region Betic Cordillera
linked to: Baetic System
Penibaetic System partOf Baetic Cordillera
linked to: Baetic System
Penibaetic System geologicalProvince Baetic System
Penibaetic System separatedFrom Subbaetic System
linked to: Baetic System
mainland Spain contains Baetic System
Sierra de Cazorla mountainRangeOf Baetic System
Linares region Sierra Morena area
linked to: Baetic System
Southern Spain hasMountainRange Baetic System
subject linked to: southern Spain
Sierra de Segura geologicalFormation Baetic System