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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 summit ridge of the Albères helps making the demarcation of the border between France and Spain. Thus, the massif is geographically part of the Pyrenees. Administratively, it is located in the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in France, and in the province of Girona in Catalonia (Spain).
The site was designated in 1997 and extended north in 1999 to include the Commune of Gèdre in France. [2] The site includes two bordering national parks: the entire Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park in Spain and the eastern part of Pyrénées Occidentales National Park in France. [3] The World Heritage Site comprises a total area of 30,639 ...
The Iberian Peninsula (IPA: / aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n / eye-BEER-ee-ən), [a] also known as Iberia, [b] is a peninsula in south-western Europe.Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of Peninsular Spain [c] and Continental Portugal, comprising most of the region, as well as the tiny adjuncts of Andorra, Gibraltar, and, pursuant to the ...
Monte Perdido (in Spanish; Mont Perdu in French; Mont Perdito in Aragonese; all three meaning lost mountain) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees.The summit of Monte Perdido (3355 m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé.
The France–Spain border [1] was formally defined in 1659. It separates the two countries from Hendaye and Irun in the west, running through the Pyrenees to Cerbère and Portbou on the Mediterranean Sea. It runs roughly along the drainage divide defined by the Pyrenees, though with several exceptions.
With a land area of 504,782 square kilometres (194,897 sq mi) in the Iberian peninsula, [1] Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe, the second largest country in Western Europe (behind France), and the fourth largest country in the European continent (behind Russia, Ukraine, and France). It has an average altitude of 650 m.
Teide, at 3715 m is the highest peak of Spain. Mulhacén, at 3478,6 m is the highest mountain of the Iberian Peninsula. Pico Aneto, 3404 m, the highest of Pyrenees Pico Almanzor, at 2592 m is the highest of Sistema Central. Pico de Peñalara, 2428 m, the highest of Sierra de Guadarrama La Sagra, at 2383 m is the highest mountain of the ...