Coastal landscapes
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Coastal Spain
There are many natural features on the Spanish coast like
cliffs
beaches
bays
capes
islands
archipelagos
Cantabrian Sea
Mediterranean
Sea
Atlantic
Ocean
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A beach is a flat area of
This is a
beach
Playa de Peñíscola
(Comunidad Valenciana)
next to the .
sea
sand
We love making sand castles on the beach.
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sea
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salt
Some beaches are made of
This is a
beach
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Playa del Silencio
(Asturias)
stones
or small rocks.
These are
cliffs
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Cliffs are
rocks
next to the
sea.
high
These are
cliffs
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Los Gigantes (Tenerife)
Acantilados Flysch (País Vasco)
Canary Islands
El Cabo de Creus is a .
cape
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Cabo de Creus
A cape is an area of
that goes into the .
land
sea
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The land extends
into the sea.
Capes
This is a .
A bay is an area of
sea
that goes into the .
land
Bahía de Santander
The sea extends into the land.
bay
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This is a .
The sea extends into the land.
bay
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When bays are very big they are called gulfs.
Bahía de Santander
El golfo de Vizcaya is a .
gulf
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Golfo de
Vizcaya.
The
extends into the .
sea
land
El golfo de Vizcaya is a .
gulf
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Gulfs are bigger than
Golfo de
Vizcaya.
bays
bay
The
extends into the .
sea
land
These are
islands
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Ibiza
Canary
islands
Balearic
islands
These are
islands
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An
island
is an area of land surrounded by
water
These are .
archipelagos
An archipelago is
a group of .
islands
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Islas Canarias
Islas
Baleares
Spain has got two :
the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
These are the
Islands.
Canary
These are the
Islands.
Balearic
archipelagos
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Spain
Most of Spain is surrounded by
water
Spain and Portugal form the Iberian
Peninsula
Portugal
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Peninsula
Spain
Portugal
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Coastal Spain
There are also human features on the Spanish coast like
ports
lighthouses
and
Ports give
and
protection
from
ships
boats
storms
and rough waters.
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What is this?
port
island
cape
archipelago
beach
bay
This is a
cape
bay
beach
port
island
archipelago
This is an
Coastal landscapes
island
beach
cliffs
cape
bay
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beach
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cliffs
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island
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cape
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bay