Baetic System
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Key facts
- Peak
- Mulhacén
- Elevation
- 3,478.6 m (11,413 ft)
- Countries
- Spain and little bit in Gibraltar ( UK )
- Region s
- mostly Andalusia , small parts in Murcia , Castile-La Mancha , Valencian Community , and Gibraltar (only Rock )
- Parent range
- Gibraltar Arc
- Orogeny
- Alpine Orogeny
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- mountain range
- Part of
- Gibraltar Arc
- Has part
- Prebaetic System
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Andalusia
- Elevation
- 3478
- Shares border with
- Meseta
- Highest point
- Mulhacén
- Image
- Mulhacen Winter.jpg
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- Commons category
- Cordilleras Béticas
- topic's main category
- Category:Baetic System
- located in/on physical feature
- Iberian Peninsula
- time period
- Tertiary
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Encyclopedic overview
Sierra Crestellina, near Casares Map of the Baetic System in Andalusia Tajos del Sabar, near Alfarnate The Baetic System or Betic System (Spanish: Sistema Bético) is one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. Located in the southern and eastern Iberian Peninsula, it is also known as the Cordilleras Béticas (Baetic Mountain Ranges) or Baetic Mountains. The name of the mountain system derives from the ancient Roman region of Baetica, one of the Imperial Roman provinces of ancient Hispania.
Geography
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