Landforms

In the English Workshop with 3ºESO we are studying certain aspects of physical geography at the moment. As we've been looking at landforms (features on the earth like mountains, rivers, islands, peninsulas etc.), the pupils were asked to think of a beautiful or spectacular place they have visited and tell us about it. Please read their entries and comment below on somewhere you have been, either in Spain, or elsewhere in the world.

Picos de Europa, Asturias (Teresa & Sofia)

We went to the Picos de Europa in Asturias and we climbed a mountain called El Sueve. There were lots of rivers and a valley. From the top we saw many villages and the coast of Asturias. It's a very green area because it rains a lot. We liked it very much – it was so pretty. In Asturias there are also a lot of beaches, so we saw many types of landscapes.

Tenerife, Canary Islands (Nicolás & Fernando)

This summer we went to the Canary Islands, an archipelago situated in Spain. In Tenerife there is a volcano called El Teide, the highest mountain in Spain. We made a day trip and the guide told us some very interesting things about the volcano and its beautiful national park, where you can see a large basin and amazing rock formations. On the way down to the coast you can see pine forests, palm trees and even views of other islands in the archipelago.

Gibraltar (Inés & Carmen)

Gibraltar is a strait between the south of Spain and north Africa. It links the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. Gibraltar has a very big mountain called El Peñón,"The Rock of Gibraltar", which is famous for its monkeys. In the landscape there are some trees but it's not a very green area.