Sistema Bético

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Sistema Bético is a major mountain range in southern Spain, known for its complex geology and high peaks such as the Sierra Nevada.

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Label Occurrences
Sistema Bético canonical 2
Prebético 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological region
mountain range
adjacentTo Guadalquivir Basin
Meseta Central
alsoKnownAs Cordilleras Béticas
containsProtectedArea Sierra Nevada National Park
Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park
Sierra de las Nieves National Park
Sierras de Cazorla Segura y Las Villas Natural Park
containsRockType dolomite
flysch
igneous rocks
limestone
metamorphic rocks
country Spain
extendsAlong Mediterranean coast of Spain
formedBy Alpine orogeny
geologicalAge Cenozoic
geology complex
hasClimateInfluence Mediterranean climate
hasSubrange Cordillera Penibética
Cordillera Subbética
Sierra Nevada
Sierra de Alhama
Sierra de Almijara
Sierra de Cazorla
Sierra de Grazalema
Sierra de Gádor
Sierra de María-Los Vélez
Sierra de Segura
Sierra de Tejeda
Sierra de las Nieves
Sierra de los Filabres
highestPoint Mulhacén
highestPointElevation 3479 m
knownFor high biodiversity
high peaks
karst landscapes
languageOfName Spanish
locatedIn southern Spain
locatedOnContinent Europe
nameInSpanish Sistema Bético
orogenyType fold and thrust belt
parallelTo Mediterranean Sea
partOf Alpine orogeny belt
linked to: Alpine orogeny
runsThrough Andalusia
Region of Murcia
linked to: Province of Murcia

Valencian Community
separatedBy Alboran Sea
separatedFrom Rif Mountains

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Baetic System nameInSpanish Sistema Bético
Sistema Bético nameInSpanish Sistema Bético
Prebaetic System alternativeName Prebético
linked to: Sistema Bético