Q. Which of the following statements with regard to the Iberian Peninsula is/are correct?
1.Spanning 225,000 square miles, it ranks as the absolute largest European peninsula by geographical expanse.
2.The political sovereignty of the peninsula is exclusively restricted to two sovereign nations: Spain and Portugal.
3.It is separated from the northwestern African coast by the narrow Strait of Gibraltar and the Mediterranean Sea.
Select the answer using the code given below:
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation:
- Statement 1 is incorrect: It is the second-largest European peninsula; the Scandinavian Peninsula is the largest.
- Statement 2 is incorrect: While dominated by Spain and Portugal, the landmass also includes the sovereign microstate of Andorra, a small portion of southern France, and the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar.
- Statement 3 is correct: The Strait of Gibraltar acts as the critical geographic choke point separating the southern tip of the Iberian Peninsula from Morocco (Africa).
