Editing Geography of Spain (section)

===The islands===
[[File:Tossa de Mar View.jpg|thumb|The Mediterranean coast of Spain]]
The remaining regions of Spain are the [[Balearic Islands]] and the [[Canary Islands]], the former located in the Mediterranean Sea and the latter in the Atlantic Ocean.<ref name=":1" /> The Balearic Islands, encompassing a total area of 5,000 square kilometers, lie 80 kilometers off Spain's central eastern coast.<ref name=":1" /> The mountains that rise up above the Mediterranean Sea to form these islands are an extension of the [[Baetic System|Sistema Penibetico]].<ref name=":1" /> The archipelago's highest points, which reach 1,400 meters, are in northwestern [[Mallorca]], close to the coast.<ref name=":1" /> The central portion of Mallorca is a plain, bounded on the east and the southeast by broken hills.<ref name=":1" />

The Canary Islands, ninety kilometers off the west coast of [[Africa]], are of volcanic origin.<ref name=":1" /> The large central islands, [[Tenerife]] and [[Gran Canaria]], have the highest peaks.<ref name=":1" /> [[Pico de Las Nieves]], on Gran Canaria, rises to 1,949&nbsp;meters, and the [[Teide]], on Tenerife, to 3,715&nbsp;meters.{{Fact|date=August 2021}} Teide, a dormant [[volcano]], is the highest peak of Spain and the third largest volcano in the world from its base.{{Fact|date=August 2021}}