Homeland of the Basque Country: Physical landscape and climate

Basque Country regions:

As mentioned in my first blog, the Basque Country is divided into three communities. The Basque Autonomous Community and the Autonomous Community of Navarre which are in Spain. The third is the French Basque country which is in France. The provinces in Basque autonomous community are Araba, Bizkaia (Biscay) and Gipuzkoa. The one province in the Autonomous Community of Navarre is Nafarroa (Navarre). The provinces in the French Basque country include Lapurdi (Labourd) , Nafarroa Beherea (Lower Navarre) and Zuberoa (Soule).

Basque Country Geography and Landscapes:

The Basque Country stands in the Norther part of Spain and the Southern part of France. The Basque Country has a total land area of 8,088 sq. miles (20,947 km²). The Basque landscape consists mostly of coastal planes and mountainous chains. Basque Country's northern border is the Mediterranean sea, and it's western border is on the Pyrenees mountain chain. The largest river that flows throughout the Basque Country is the Ebro river. The Ebro river is 910 km long, and it flows along the southern boundary of the Basque Country before it joins the Mediterranean Sea. The main geographic regions in the Basque
Country are those that spread across the Pyrenees Mountains and
those that are along the coast of the Biscay Bay.

The most distinctive landscapes in the Basque Country are the Pyrenees Mountains. The Pyrenees Mountains are very old, they are about 100 to 150 million years old. They were first deposited during the Paleozoic and Mesozoic eras. The Pyrenees mountains cross over three countries Spain, France, and Andorra. The Pyrenees stretch about 435 kilometers long, from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea. The peak of the Pyrenees is Aneto.


Basque Country Climate:

The Basque Country enjoys a mild climate, with colder winters with an average temperature of 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and a warm but not too hot summer with an average temperature of
70 degrees Fahrenheit. The Basque Country has a good amount
of rain all year long, especially in the more humid coastal zones.
There are a few different climates in the Basque Country.
The first is subalpine climate, this is in the area of the Pyrenees Mountains. The second is temperate humid climate, which is on the coast. The third is the Mediterranean climate, this climate is mostly in the southern part of Araba and the southern part of Navarre.


references:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_geography_of_the_Basque_Country