Elevation 927 m (3,041 ft) Width 15 km (9.3 mi) N/S Parent range Cantabrian Mountains Province Cantabria Country Spain Period Mesozoic | Length 50 km (31 mi) E/W Location Asturias Orogeny Alpine orogeny Peak Gándara Type of rock Sandstone Age of rock Mesozoic | |
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Similar Cave of El Soplao, Cantabrian Mountains, Puerto de Palombera, Peña Labra, Playa de Oyambre | ||
Sierra del escudo de cabu rniga
The Sierra del Escudo de Cabuérniga 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 Gándara.
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- Sierra del escudo de cabu rniga
- Map of Sierra del Escudo 39513 Cantabria Spain
- Sierra del escudo de cabu rniga ii
- GeographyEdit
- References
Map of Sierra del Escudo, 39513, Cantabria, Spain
Traditionally in Cantabria this range has been considered the border between La Marina (The Coast) and La Montaña (The Mountain).
Sierra del escudo de cabu rniga ii
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.
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.
787.02 hectares of the central strip of the range, near Carmona, are catalogued as a Site of Community Importance.