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A topographic map of the Republic, excluding all the overseas departments and territories Simplified physical map. The geography of France consists of a terrain that is mostly flat plains or gently rolling hills in the north and the west and mountainous in the south (including the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) and the east (the country's highest points being in the Alps).
Geologic map of France. Divisions in French Regional Geology. The regional geology of France is commonly divided into the Paris Basin, the Armorican Massif, the Massif Central, the Aquitaine Basin, the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Côte languedocienne, the Sillon rhodanien, the Massif des Vosges, the Massif Ardennais, the Alsace graben (Rhine graben) and Flanders Basin.
derivative work from File:France map Lambert-93 topographic with regions-blank.svg by Eric Gaba and France map Lambert-93 with regions and departments polygons-blank.svg. Note : The entire relief is a raster image embedded in the SVG file. Note : Le relief entier est une image bitmap embarquée dans le fichier SVG. Sources of data:
The rivers are grouped by sea or ocean. The rivers flowing into the sea are sorted along the coast. Rivers flowing into other rivers are listed by the rivers they flow into. Some rivers (e.g. Sûre/Sauer) do not flow through France themselves, but they are mentioned for having French tributaries. They are given in italics. For clarity, only ...
Large rivers, like the Wisconsin River and Fox River, have many islands as well. Doty Island, in the Fox River, is one mile wide and one and a half miles long. [44] French Island, in the Mississippi River within the city of La Crosse, covers an area of 2.02 square miles (5.2 km 2) and has a population of 4,207. [45]
The Massif Central is an old massif, formed during the Variscan orogeny, consisting mostly of granitic and metamorphic rocks.It was powerfully raised and made to look geologically younger in the eastern section by the uplift of the Alps during the Paleogene period and in the southern section by the uplift of the Pyrenees.
Geography - Geography of France - Geography of France - Regions of France - Provinces of France - Subdivisions of France - Subdivisions of France - Overseas France Map of French cities Coastlines : Atlantic Ocean - Bay of Biscay ("Golfe de Gascogne") – Mediterranean Sea ( Golfe du Lion ) - Côte d'Azur ("French Riviera") – English Channel
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