Continentality

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A set of climatic characteristics characteristic of areas far from the influence of the sea. The most notable are the increase in intra-annual temperature range and the decrease in precipitation. The area of the Iberian Peninsula with the greatest continentality is La Mancha.

Source: Glossary of Terms. National Geographic Institute
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