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English: Topographic map in French of the Pyrenees mountains. Note: The shaded relief is a raster image embedded in the SVG file. Français : Carte topographique des Pyrénées en francais.
In Greek mythology, Pyrene is a princess who gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celtic Europe. [5] According to Silius Italicus, [6] she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his quest to steal the cattle of Geryon [7] during his famous Labours.
The small country of Andorra is located in the eastern portion of the Pyrenees and is surrounded by Spain and France; its highest mountain – Coma Pedrosa at 2,942 metres (9,652 ft) – falls below the 3,000-metre threshold. The mountains are listed by height within each of the 11 zones. [2] Composite satellite image of the Pyrenees
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries and lakes, ponds and glaciers larger than 1 km 2 Hautes-Pyrénées ( French pronunciation: [ot piʁene] ⓘ ; Gascon / Occitan : Nauts Pirenèus / Hauts Pirenèus ['awts piɾeˈnɛʊs]; Spanish : Altos Pirineos ; Catalan : Alts Pirineus ['alts piɾiˈneʊs]; ) is a department in the region ...
5.2 Location map many, using relief map (image1) 5.3 Location map+, using AlternativeMap. 6 See also. ... Module: Location map/data/France Midi-Pyrénées. 6 languages.
The Col du Tourmalet is the highest paved mountain pass in the French Pyrenees second only to the Col de Portet.So in contrast to frequent claims (see for example [2] [3]), it is neither the highest paved road in the Pyrenees nor the highest paved mountain pass in the Pyrenees.
Pyrénées National Park (French: Parc national des Pyrénées) is a French national park located within the departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques. [1] [2] The park is located along the border of France and Spain along the Pyrenees Mountains, with a scenic landscape offering a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, mountain climbing and observing wildlife.
Pyrénées-Atlantiques (French pronunciation: [pi.ʁe.nez‿at.lɑ̃.tik] ⓘ; Gascon Occitan: Pirenèus Atlantics; Basque: Pirinio Atlantikoak) is a department located in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in the southwest corner of metropolitan France. Named after the Pyrenees mountain range and the Atlantic Ocean, it covers the French Basque ...