Cantabrian Mountains

[kan-tey-bree-uhn]

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

a mountain range in N Spain. Highest peak Torre de Cerredo, 8,688 feet (2,650 meters).

Cantabrian Mountains

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plural noun

a mountain chain along the N coast of Spain, consisting of a series of high ridges that rise over 2400 m (8000 ft): rich in minerals (esp coal and iron)

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I encountered some of these artificial waves in a most unlikely location - a peaceful lagoon many miles from the sea, at the foothills of the Cantabrian Mountains in northern Spain.

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Ahead the Cantabrian Mountains reared themselves so high in the air that the "Golden Hind" had to ascend another three thousand feet to ensure an easy crossing.

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Alegria is a little town in the high Cantabrian Mountains, far from any train.”

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Ebro, a river of Spain, rises in the Cantabrian Mountains, flows SE. into the Mediterranean 80 m.

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cantabile Cantabrigian

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