Catalan Coastal Depression
Appearance
The Catalan Coastal Depression, Catalan: Depressió Litoral Catalana, is a natural depression between the Catalan Pre-Coastal Range and the Mediterranean Sea. It is part of the Catalan Mediterranean System.
Geography
[edit]The Catalan Coastal Depression runs roughly in a NE-SW direction along parts of the following comarques: Empordà, Gironès, Selva, Maresme, Vallès, Barcelonès, Baix Llobregat, Penedès, Tarragonès, Baix Camp and Baix Ebre.
The Catalan Coastal Depression is about 300 km long and 20 km wide on average[1] Some of the main Catalan cities are located in this area.
Ecology
[edit]Much of the surface of the Catalan Coastal Depression is subject to severe land degradation, owing mainly to urban sprawl.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mapa Topogràfic de Catalunya". Institut Cartogràfic de Catalunya. Retrieved May 22, 2010..