Iberian Peninsula

Also known as Iberia

peninsula located in the extreme southwest of Europe

AI overview

The Iberian Peninsula is a large landmass located at the southwestern tip of Europe that juts into the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. It matters because it is home to several major European nations and has played a significant role in European history, culture, and geography.

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Encyclopedic overview

The Iberian Peninsula ( IPA: /aɪˈbɪəriən/ eye-BEER-ee-ən), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in southwestern Europe.

Mostly separated from the rest of continental Europe by the Pyrenees, the Iberian Peninsula includes Peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, which together make up almost all of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Metropolitan France. With an area of approximately 583,254 square kilometres (225,196 sq mi), and a population of roughly 53 million, it is the second-largest European peninsula by area, after the Scandinavian Peninsula.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Iberian Peninsula” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.