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Spaniard here. I reckon you are the one that needs to learn how to read a map.

denton-scratch 4y ago
I'm looking at a map! The eastern border of Spain is the pyrenees, and Catalonia lies at the south end of the pyrenees; it as far south as you can go, down the eastern border. North-east Spain lies on the Bay of Biscay; South-east Spain lies on the Mediteranean. The north-east portion of Spain is the Basque country. That does lie on the Bay of Biscay. I agree that Catlunya is north of e.g. Madrid, or Grenada, or whatever. But Catalunya is certainly the southernmost part of eastern Spain. Saying it is "the northeast of Spain" is just wrong. Hell, look at the wikipedia link that sibling posted: it's as clear as daylight. You can't go further east without arriving in France; but you can leave Catalunya through it's northern border, without leaving Spain. Catalunya is therefore not "the northeast of Spain".
- brimble 4y ago
  It seems like you're mixing up the orientation of the country, as far as the cardinal directions go. It is indeed in the North-Eastern part.
- s1artibartfast 4y ago
  north-eastern corner need not be the same as the northernmost point. Basque country has the same problem, you cant drive further north without leaving, but you can drive further east without leaving. You can go further east from Basque country, than you can travel north from Catalonia.
  - denton-scratch 4y ago
    You can't go east from the Basque country without leaving Spain.
    - s1artibartfast 4y ago
      Seems like like you don't know your cardinal directions or are trolling. I guess this was obvious from the start, but I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt.
      - denton-scratch 4y ago
        What do you think is east of the Pays Basque, if not France? Like, everyone's voting me down, but nobody's setting me straight.
denton-scratch 4y ago
I've reflected on the subcomments I've received. Evidently there's a consensus of sorts that the whole northern part of Spain is "northeastern Spain", even if the northern part is on the Atlantic and the southern part is on the Med. That's fine - it seems to be about the semantics of "northeast", which I don't care to take a stand on. So I yield.

I'm looking at a map! The eastern border of Spain is the pyrenees, and Catalonia lies at the south end of the pyrenees; it as far south as you can go, down the eastern border. North-east Spain lies on the Bay of Biscay; South-east Spain lies on the Mediteranean. The north-east portion of Spain is the Basque country. That does lie on the Bay of Biscay. I agree that Catlunya is north of e.g. Madrid, or Grenada, or whatever. But Catalunya is certainly the southernmost part of eastern Spain. Saying it is "the northeast of Spain" is just wrong. Hell, look at the wikipedia link that sibling posted: it's as clear as daylight. You can't go further east without arriving in France; but you can leave Catalunya through it's northern border, without leaving Spain. Catalunya is therefore not "the northeast of Spain".

brimble 4y ago
It seems like you're mixing up the orientation of the country, as far as the cardinal directions go. It is indeed in the North-Eastern part.
s1artibartfast 4y ago
north-eastern corner need not be the same as the northernmost point. Basque country has the same problem, you cant drive further north without leaving, but you can drive further east without leaving. You can go further east from Basque country, than you can travel north from Catalonia.
- denton-scratch 4y ago
  You can't go east from the Basque country without leaving Spain.
  - s1artibartfast 4y ago
    Seems like like you don't know your cardinal directions or are trolling. I guess this was obvious from the start, but I wanted to give the benefit of the doubt.
    - denton-scratch 4y ago
      What do you think is east of the Pays Basque, if not France? Like, everyone's voting me down, but nobody's setting me straight.

denton-scratch 4y ago

I've reflected on the subcomments I've received. Evidently there's a consensus of sorts that the whole northern part of Spain is "northeastern Spain", even if the northern part is on the Atlantic and the southern part is on the Med. That's fine - it seems to be about the semantics of "northeast", which I don't care to take a stand on. So I yield.