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Andorra consists predominantly of rugged mountains, the highest being the Coma Pedrosa at 2,942 metres (9,652 ft), and the average elevation of Andorra is 1,996 metres (6,549 ft). [2] These are dissected by three narrow valleys in a Y shape that combine into one as the main stream, the Gran Valira river, leaves the country for Spain (at Andorra ...
Two-thousanders of Andorra (8 P) Pages in category "Mountains of Andorra" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The first part of the climb, taking just under half an hour, is along a wide, 800 metres (2,600 ft) long foot track past a signpost to Aigues Juntes, which is the confluence of the Coma Pedrosa River and Pla de l'Estany River rising from the mountains and arriving at Grau. The ascent continues along a steep hill slope of the Coma Pedrosa River ...
Populated places in Andorra (8 C, 53 P) Protected areas of Andorra (1 C) S. Subdivisions of Andorra (1 C, 1 P)
Pages in category "Rivers of Andorra" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Ariège (river) G.
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Andorran phyllite displayed in the Parc Central, Andorra la Vella Granodiorite in Andorra Cirque de Pessons. Andorra is located in the Axial Zone of the central Pyrenees mountain range in southwestern Europe, which means that it has intensely folded and thrust rocks formed when the Iberian Peninsula was rotated onto the European continent.
The origin of the word Andorra is unknown, although several hypotheses have been proposed. The oldest is one put forward by the Greek historian Polybius (Histories III, 35, 1), who describes the Andosins, an Iberian Pre-Roman tribe, as historically located in the valleys of Andorra and facing the Carthaginian army in its passage through the Pyrenees during the Punic Wars.