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The Pyrenees [1] are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly 500 km (310 mi) from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum altitude of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft) at the peak of Aneto .
The Pyrenees extend for about 491 km (305 mi) from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus). The highest mountain in the Pyrenees is Aneto in Spain at 3,404 metres (11,168 ft). The summits meeting the 3,000-metre criterion were defined by a UIAA-sponsored joint Franco-Spanish team led by Juan Buyse. [1]
As a mountainous system the Pre-Pyrenees are part of the Pyrenees. They run parallel to the main mountain range in a west to east direction. On the French side the Pyrenees's slopes descend rather abruptly, thus on the northern side, the Pre-Pyrenees are confined to the Corbières Massif, towards the eastern end of the mountain system. [1]
The Cantabrian brown bear now survives further west in the Cantabrian Mountains. [4] Starting in 1996, the French government reintroduced Eurasian brown bears from Slovenia to the French Pyrenees. [5] As of 2019, there were 40 to 50 brown bears in the Pyrenees. [6] The Pyrenean ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) went extinct in 2000. [2]
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.
The Albères massif is located at the eastern end of the axial zone of the Pyrenees mountain range. This area is mainly made up of Paleozoic and older formations (dating from around 550 millions of years to around 300 millions of years) which outcrop in a broader range, running from west to east, from the Hautes-Pyrénées to the Canigou massif ...
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The Sub-Pyrenees consist of a series of parallel mountain ranges aligned in an east-west direction. Their shape is smooth and they are mostly covered with forest.They are cut transversally by the Ter River, between the Sant Amand (1,851 m) [1] anticline and Bellmunt (1,515 m), the mountain massif rising over the Plain of Vic.