Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Iberian Peninsula
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Related Topics
Images & Videos
Iberian Peninsula Iberian Peninsula and Andorra, c. 1900 Gibraltar, Strait of Europe: culture areas
Climbing the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain
Related Questions
Read Next
Union Jack flag of Great Britain, united kingdom
What’s the Difference Between Great Britain and the United Kingdom?
Map view of Europe on a geographical globe.
Where Does the Name Europe Come From?
Iraqi Army Soldiers from the 9th Mechanized Division learning to operate and maintain M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tanks at Besmaya Combat Training Center, Baghdad, Iraq, 2011. Military training. Iraq war. U.S. Army
8 Deadliest Wars of the 21st Century
Funchal, Madeira Island, Portugal.
Portugal Is Home to These 17 Inspiring Buildings
Discover
Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics
10 Best Hockey Players of All Time
Agnes with a lamb near her feet. St. Agnes (Saint Agnes) design drawing for stained glass window by J&R Lamb Studios, ink, mount size 10.5 x 14.5 in.
Roman Catholic Saints
African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.
Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement
Candles Burning On Table In Church
What Is the Most Widely Practiced Religion in the World?
Submerged sperm whale off east Sri Lanka coast, mammal
How Did the Sperm Whale Get Its Name?
Artist interpretation of a Space meteoroid impact. Meteor impact. Asteroid, End of the world, danger, destruction, dinosaur extinct, Judgement Day, Planet Earth, Doomsday Predictions, comet
10 Failed Doomsday Predictions
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?

Iberian Peninsula: Related Content

verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies. Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://www.britannica.com/facts/Iberian-Peninsula
Written and fact-checked by
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

The Information Architects maintain a master list of the topics included in the corpus of  Encyclopædia Britannica, and create and manage the relationships between them.
The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light • Apr. 28, 2025, 11:33 PM ET (AP)
Tennis players in the dark at Madrid Open as matches suspended due to major power outage • Apr. 28, 2025, 6:51 PM ET (AP)

Photos and Videos

Iberian Peninsula
Iberian Peninsula and Andorra, c. 1900
Gibraltar, Strait of
Europe: culture areas
Climbing the Sierra Nevada mountains in Spain
See All Videos and Images →

Related Topics and References

Topics