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Natural resources
Terrain and soil
The annualmonitorizationof soil loss inAndalusiaallows to conduct spatio-
temporal analysis and environmental riskmodelling, basedonbaseline
information surveys related to vegetation cover and climate characterisation.
In 2012 soil loss dropped for Andalusia as awhole and theprovinces ofMálaga
and Cádiz recorded thehighest soil loss percentage.
Physical characterizationof the
andalusian coastline
%100
80
60
40
20
0
Cadiz
382.5
Granada
84.2
Huelva
146.6
Malaga
212.6
Beaches Low coast
Others
Cliffs
Almeria
274.9
Linear kilometres
13
%
12
%
8
%
67
%
Coast
1,101
linear km
Andalusia
Characterizationof soils
inAndalusia
Cambisols
Fluvisols
Lithosol
Luvisols
Regosols
Vertisols
Others
33% 6% 11% 13% 20% 8% 9%
Castaño
960
m
La Capitana
955
m
Burciodel Pino
1,290
m
La Estrella
1,300
m
Empanada
2,106
m Sagra
2,381
m
Magina
2,165
m
SantaBárbara
2,269
m
Calar Alto
2,168
m
Chulo
2,612
m
Morrón
2,612
m
Mulhacén
Maroma
2,069
m
La Tiñosa
1,568
m
Terril
1,128
m
Torrecilla
1,918
m
Pinar
1,648
m
Highest point
inAndalusia
Mulhacén (SierraNevada)
3,479
m
Surface Areaof Andalusia
according toaltitude
[3]
Hypsometry
[3]
1,400m
1,000m
600m
400m
200m
100m
0m
17.35%
14.07%
18.96%
20.42%
17.36%
8.58%
3.26%
Sea level
› 1,400m
Slopes
[3]
Slopes
0
–
2%
2
–
7%
7
–
15%
15
–
30%
30
–
45%
› 45%
Surface in
Andalusia%
13.3
27.2
24.2
15.7
3.1
16.5
10.50
%
Percentage of the extensionof
Andalusiaaffectedby ahighor
veryhigh soil erosion in 2012
12.80
%
average for theperiod1992-2011
