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OK; so in which corner of Spain is the Basque country located? I've heard it said before that Catalunya is north-east Spain, so I was surprised when I learned
by denton-scratch 5y ago
OK; so in which corner of Spain is the Basque country located?
I've heard it said before that Catalunya is north-east Spain, so I was surprised when I learned that it is south of the Basque Country, and situated on the mediterranean.
I can see how someone from Madrid might consider both the Basque Country and Catalunya to be "north-east". But I think it's misleading to describe Catalunya as the "north-east" corner, when there are three other regions further north than Catalunya on the eastern border, and none further south.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoLooking at a map, I would call it either north or north-east Spain. I would not call it the north eastern corner. The simplest test is to cut a country into quadrants with lines running and north-south and east west. Similarly, in the US, Oregon is considered part of the north-west and Pennsylvania is considered part of the pacific north east. Maine has a south facing coast, but is certainly not part of the south. You are claiming that Minnesota is the northeast corner of the USA because it is further north than Maine
- denton-scratch 5y ago> The simplest test is to cut a country into quadrants with lines running and north-south and east west. Sure, OK, maybe that way of thinking is why I've had so much kickback. If you draw a rectangle around Spain on a map and divide the rectangle into quadrants, then Pays Basque and Catalunya both fall squarely in the northeast quadrant. But by that reasoning, the entire eastern part of Spain is the "northeast". Spain is not rectangular.