Iberian Peninsula

noun

1. a peninsula of SW Europe, occupied by Spain and Portugal

Example Sentences

Spain and Portugal have been hit especially hard, with roughly 1% of the entire Iberian Peninsula scorched, according to EU scientists.

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The theory gained strength after two Spoan cases were found in Egypt, and further studies showed that the Egyptian cases also shared European ancestry, pointing to a common origin in the Iberian Peninsula.

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In 2001, there were only 62 mature Iberian lynx — medium-sized, mottled brown cats with characteristic pointed ears and a pair of beard-like tufts of facial hair — on the Iberian Peninsula.

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It was the fifth such sinking in waters off the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa in recent years.

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Studying excavation reports from Poland to the Iberian Peninsula, they found 20 more examples of skeletons in incaprettamento-style positions at 15 different sites.

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