Traditionally in Cantabria this range has been considered the border between La Marina (The Coast) and La Montaña (The Mountain).
GeographyEdit
The Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga runs parallel to the coast, separated 15–20 km from it. The altitude of its summits averages between 600 and 1,000 meters above sea level.
The range is broken in several places by gorges eroded by the rivers which flow perpendicularly from the Cantabrian Mountains into the sea. Its continuity is very well marked in the western zone of Cantabria, while to the east, its orography starts to dilute, although the appearance of great faults mark its East-West route. The Escudo River has its sources in this range.[2]
Geologically the Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga is an inverted basin geological fault where Paleozoico stands exposed, along with Mesozoic rocks of the Jurassic and Cretacean periods.[3]
sierra, escudo, cabuérniga, mountain, range, cantabria, spain, northern, foothill, cantabrian, mountains, located, between, main, ranges, biscay, highest, point, high, gándara, view, range, above, celis, village, rionansa, municipalityhighest, pointpeakgándara. The Sierra del Escudo de Cabuerniga is a mountain range in Cantabria Spain It is a northern foothill of the Cantabrian Mountains located between the main ranges and the Bay of Biscay Its highest point is 927 m high Gandara 1 Sierra del Escudo de CabuernigaView of the range above Celis a village of Rionansa municipalityHighest pointPeakGandaraElevation927 m 3 041 ft DimensionsLength50 km 31 mi E WWidth15 km 9 3 mi N SGeographyLocation in SpainLocationAsturiasCountrySpainRange coordinates43 16 N 4 19 W 43 267 N 4 317 W 43 267 4 317Parent rangeCantabrian MountainsGeologyOrogenyAlpine orogenyAge of rockMesozoicType of rockSandstoneTraditionally in Cantabria this range has been considered the border between La Marina The Coast and La Montana The Mountain Geography EditThe Sierra del Escudo de Cabuerniga runs parallel to the coast separated 15 20 km from it The altitude of its summits averages between 600 and 1 000 meters above sea level The range is broken in several places by gorges eroded by the rivers which flow perpendicularly from the Cantabrian Mountains into the sea Its continuity is very well marked in the western zone of Cantabria while to the east its orography starts to dilute although the appearance of great faults mark its East West route The Escudo River has its sources in this range 2 Geologically the Sierra del Escudo de Cabuerniga is an inverted basin geological fault where Paleozoico stands exposed along with Mesozoic rocks of the Jurassic and Cretacean periods 3 787 02 hectares of the central strip of the range near Carmona are catalogued as a Site of Community Importance 4 References Edit Mendikat Gandara 927 m Estudio de caudales ecologicos en la red hidrografica de Cantabria Archived 2013 06 26 at the Wayback Machine Geologia de Cantabria Archived 2014 07 14 at the Wayback Machine Que hay de interesante para visitar en Cabuerniga Cantabria External links Edit nbsp Media related to Sierra del Escudo de Cabuerniga at Wikimedia Commons La Cordillera Cantabrica nbsp This Spain location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article related to Cantabria Spain is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sierra del Escudo de Cabuerniga amp oldid 822412546, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
