Northwest Iberian Peninsula

E921504

The Northwest Iberian Peninsula is a geographic region encompassing northern Portugal and parts of northwestern Spain, known for its Atlantic coastline, historic cities, and distinct cultural and linguistic traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographic region
borderedBy Atlantic Ocean
Cantabrian Sea
linked to: Bay of Biscay
countryContains Portugal
Spain
hasClimate humid Atlantic climate
oceanic climate
transitional Mediterranean climate
hasCoastlineType Atlantic coastline
hasCulturalTradition Atlantic Iberian culture
Celtic-influenced traditions
pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
hasEconomicActivity fishing
forestry
livestock farming
viticulture
wine production
hasLanguage Asturian
linked to: Asturian language

Galician
Leonese
Mirandese
linked to: Mirandese language

Portuguese
Spanish
hasMajorCity A Coruña
Braga
Gijón
Oviedo
Porto
Santander
Santiago de Compostela
Vigo
hasMajorRiver Douro River
Minho River
Sil River NERFINISHED
hasMountainRange Cantabrian Mountains
Galician Massif
hasWineRegion Douro wine region
Rías Baixas
Vinho Verde
linked to: Vinho Verde region
includesRegion Asturias
Cantabria
Castile and León
Galicia
Galicia–North Portugal Euroregion
Minho region
Northern Portugal
linked to: northern Portugal

Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
knownFor distinct cultural and linguistic traditions
green landscapes
historic cities
rugged coastline
locatedIn Southwestern Europe
partOf Iberian Peninsula

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Referenced by (8)

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

Porto Airport servesRegion Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Pelagius of Asturias regionRuled Northern Iberia
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Laracha isInGeographicalRegion northwest Iberian Peninsula
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Galician Massif locatedIn northwestern Iberia
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Cantabrians historicalRegion Astur-Cantabrian area
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Cantabrian dynasty region Northern Iberia
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula
Promontory of Sagres cultural landscape partOf Iberian Atlantic façade
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula
García I of León ruledIn Northern Iberia
linked to: Northwest Iberian Peninsula