In which European country are the 'Cantabrian Mountains?
Cantabrian Mountains beeches ("Fagus sylvatica"). The Cantabrian mountain range includes several protected areas such as the Picos de Europa National Park, which is one of several Cantabrian parks included in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves. Some of the sites are included in the European Union's Natura 2000 network and Special Protection Areas for the Conservation of Wild Birds. Cantabrian Mountains The Cantabrian Mountains or Cantabrian Range () are one of the main systems of mountain ranges in Spain. They stretch for over 300 km (180 miles) across northern Spain, from the western limit of the Pyrenees to the Galician Massif in
Cantabrian Mountains eastern end of the system, with very eroded Mesozoic folds and ranges of moderate height: The Cantabrian Mountains are home to an important variety of plant life, as well as the Cantabrian brown bear ("Ursus arctos pyrenaicus"), catalogued as being in danger of extinction, which extends from Asturias (the region where its population is bigger) to areas in Léon, Palencia and Cantabria, and the Cantabrian Capercaillie ("T. urogallus cantabricus"). Other animals associated with the range include the Iberian wolf ("Canis lupus signatus") and the "rebeco", or Cantabrian chamois ("Rupicapra pyrenaica parva"). Woodland in the Cantabrian Mountains is generally predominated by