Pyrenees
Appearance
Pyrenees Moontains | |
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Spaingie: Pirineos French: Pyrénées Catalan: Pirineus Aragonese: Pirineus Occitan: Pirenèus Basque: Pirinioak, Auñamendiak | |
Central Pyrenees | |
Heichest pynt | |
Peak | Aneto |
Elevation | 3,404 m (11,168 ft) |
Coordinates | 42°37′56″N 00°39′28″E / 42.63222°N 0.65778°E |
Dimensions | |
Lenth | 491 km (305 mi) |
Namin | |
Etymology | Pyrene |
Geografie | |
Kintras | Fraunce, Spain and Andorra |
Range coordinates | 42°40′N 1°00′E / 42.667°N 1.000°ECoordinates: 42°40′N 1°00′E / 42.667°N 1.000°E |
Geology | |
Age o rock | Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
Teep o rock | granite, gneiss, limestane |
The Pyrenees (Spaingie: Pirineos [piɾiˈneos]; French: Pyrénées [piʁene]; Aragonese: Pirineus; Catalan: Pirineus [piɾiˈnɛws]; Occitan: Pirenèus; Basque: Pirinioak [piɾini.o.ak]) is a range o moontains in soothwast Europe that forms a naitural border atween Fraunce an Spain. Reachin a hicht o 3,404 metre (11,168 ft) altitude at the peak o Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula frae the rest o continental Europe, an extends for aboot 491 km (305 mi) frae the Bay o Biscay (Cap Higuer) tae the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus).
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- Laundforms o Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Laundforms o Pyrénées-Orientales
- Laundforms o Haute-Garonne
- Laundforms o Hautes-Pyrénées
- Laundforms o Andorrae
- Green Spain
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