Iberian Peninsula
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Summary
Iberian Peninsula is a peninsula[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of peninsula entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,930 views/month, #6 of 801).[2]
Key Facts
- Country: Spain[3], Portugal[4], Andorra[5], Gibraltar[6], France[7]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[8], Mediterranean Sea[9], Bay of Biscay[10], Strait of Gibraltar[11]
- Continent: Europe[12]
- Named after: Ebro[13], Iberians[14]
- Commons category: Iberian Peninsula[15]
- Located in time zone: UTC±00:00[16], UTC+01:00[17]
- Has part(s): peninsular Spain[18], continental Portugal[19], Andorra[20], Gibraltar[21]
- Highest point: Mulhacén[22]
- Located in/on physical feature: Europe[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Iberian Peninsula[24]
- Commons gallery: Iberian Peninsula[25]
- Population: 58,974,804[26]
- Described by source: The New Student's Reference Work[27], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[28], Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[29]
- Different from: Kingdom of Iberia[30]
- Area: 596,740 km²[31]
- Studied by: Iberian studies[32]
- Connects with: Pyrenees[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Iberian Peninsula include New Iberia[35], a city in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1779[38]; 1668 mm track gauge[39], a track gauge[40], in Spain[41]; Iberia Parish[42], a parish of Louisiana[43], in United States[44], founded in 1868[45]; Iberian plate[46], a tectonic plate[47]; Iberochondrostoma[48], a taxon[49]; and Cerura iberica[50], a taxon[51].
Why It Matters
Iberian Peninsula has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 61 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]
Entities named for it include New Iberia[35], a city in the United States[36], in United States[37], founded in 1779[38]; 1668 mm track gauge[39], a track gauge[40], in Spain[41]; Iberia Parish[42], a parish of Louisiana[43], in United States[44], founded in 1868[45]; Iberian plate[46], a tectonic plate[47]; Iberochondrostoma[48], a taxon[49]; and Cerura iberica[50], a taxon[51].