MareNostrum
MareNostrum (Catalan: [ˌmaɾəˈnɔstɾum], Spanish: [ˈmaɾeˈnostɾun]) is a supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, the most powerful in Spain and one of seven supercomputers in the Spanish Supercomputing Network.
Parets del Vallès is a municipality situated 23 km north of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain, in the south-west of the comarca of Vallès Oriental, and 7 km from its capital Granollers. It covers an area of 8,98 km², and has approx. 16,000 inhabitants. From north to south, the town is crossed by the Tenes river. The population is spread over 6 areas: Barri Antic (Catalan for "old quarter"), on top of the hill surrounding the church; Eixample ("extension"), the most densely populated, laid out in the 1930s; Escorxador ("slaughterhouse"); Can Cerdanet; Can Volart; and Can Riera (these last three named after the farms in those areas).
Population: 17,632
Latitude: 41° 34' 29.32" N
Longitude: 2° 13' 59.02" E
MareNostrum (Catalan: [ˌmaɾəˈnɔstɾum], Spanish: [ˈmaɾeˈnostɾun]) is a supercomputer in the Barcelona Supercomputing Center, the most powerful in Spain and one of seven supercomputers in the Spanish Supercomputing Network.
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