Location



> **Madrid is built on a series of small mountains**
 * ** Madrid is located in the center of Spain**
 * ** Madrid lies almost exactly at the geographical heart of the Iberian Peninsula **
 * ** It is situated on an undulating plateau of sand and clay known as the Meseta  **
 * **It is between Madrid's rather inadequate River Manzanares**
 * **The city's average altitude is 654 metres above sea level, its highest point being 694 metres**
 * ** The relative location of Madrid is a short distance from the north and north-east, Guadarrama and Toledo south and east mountain range **
 * **The abosulute location of Madrid is 40° 23' 60 N Latitude and 3° 40' 60 W Longitude**