Baetic Depression

This Spanish-language map shows major topographic features of Andalusia. The Baetic Depression is labeled with its Spanish name, Depresión Bética.

The Baetic Depression is a triangular valley of the Guadalquivir in Andalusia, Spain. It is oriented roughly northeast to southwest with its vertex in the east-northeast and its outlet in the Gulf of Cádiz. It is a typical lateral depression of the type that forms amidst Alpine mountain ranges, similar to the valley of the Ebro in the Pyrenees or the valley of the Po (river) in the Alps.

This article incorporates information from the revision as of 2009-12-21 of the equivalent article on the Spanish Wikipedia.

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