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Monte Bernorio
The Monte Bernorio is an elevation located next to the town of Villarén de Valdivia, in the north of the province of Palencia (Spain) where important archaeological remains have been found, as well as the remains of a fortified Cantabrian city, which exceeds 120 ha and is one of the largest found in Spain and also in Europe. This oppidum is one of the most important archaeological sites from the pre-Roman period in the Iberian Peninsula, also known as Castro de Monte Bernorio. Location Monte Bernorio is a mountain of . Its summit has a flat shape that extends over about . Overlooking a large plain, it is located next to the town of Villarén de Valdivia, which belongs to the municipality of Pomar de Valdivia, on the Montaña Palentina, 7 km from Aguilar de Campoo and close to the Cantabria-Meseta highway. Conservation Despite treasuring the history of more than 1400 years at its peak, its emblematic character in the historiography of the Iron Age and having been declare ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Mediterranean Sea to the south, and Asia to the east. Europe shares the landmass of Eurasia with Asia, and of Afro-Eurasia with both Africa and Asia. Europe is commonly considered to be Boundaries between the continents#Asia and Europe, separated from Asia by the Drainage divide, watershed of the Ural Mountains, the Ural (river), Ural River, the Caspian Sea, the Greater Caucasus, the Black Sea, and the waterway of the Bosporus, Bosporus Strait. "Europe" (pp. 68–69); "Asia" (pp. 90–91): "A commonly accepted division between Asia and Europe ... is formed by the Ural Mountains, Ural River, Caspian Sea, Caucasus Mountains, and the Black Sea with its outlets, the Bosporus and Dardanelles." Europe covers approx. , or 2% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface (6.8% of Earth's land area), making it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
