Serra dos Ancares | |
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Sierra de los Ancares | |
Highest point | |
Peak | Cuiña |
Elevation | 1,987 m (6,519 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°46′05″N 6°53′53″W / 42.76806°N 6.89806°W |
Dimensions | |
Length | 95 km (59 mi) NE/SW |
Width | 32 km (20 mi) NW/SE |
Geography | |
Location | Lugo Province, Galicia León Province, Castile and León |
Country | Spain |
Parent range | Galician Massif |
Geology | |
Orogeny | Variscan orogeny |
Rock age | Ordovician |
Rock type(s) | Slate, limestone, sandstone, quartzite |
The Serra dos Ancares (Spanish: Sierra de los Ancares, also known as Sierra de Ancares) is a mountain range of the Galician Massif in north-west Spain, extending in a south-westerly direction from the western end of the Cantabrian Mountains in Asturias.