Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB)
Terres de l’Ebre, Catalonia
The Terres de lEbre biosphere reserve is located in northeastern Spain and covers three regions Baix Ebre Montsià and Terra Alta Sand plains marshes deltas mountains and valleys with alluvial deposits from the Ebro river basin characterize this remarkable landscape while the estuary of the River Ebro forms the Delta del Ebro one of the most important wetland areas in the western Mediterranean Terres de l Ebre includes large relief formations surrounded by steep slopes plateaux and the mightiest river of the peninsula Four mountain ranges mark the topography of the reserveincluding the extensive mountain massif Macizo dels Ports which stretches to the foothills of the northeastern Iberian Cordillera and Las Sierras de Cardó y de Tivissa that dominate the western regions The highest peak in the biosphere reserve is El Montcaro at 1447 metres
Spain