Pyrenees
| The Pyrenees Mountains | |
|---|---|
| Spanish:Pirineos French:Pyrénées Catalan:Pirineus Aragonese:Pirineus Occitan:Pirenèus Basque:Pirinioak, Auñamendiak | |
 Central Pyrenees seen from thesummitof the Pic du Midi de Bigorre | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Aneto |
| Elevation | 3,404 m (11,168 ft) |
| Coordinates | 42°37′56″N00°39′28″E/ 42.63222°N 0.65778°E |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 491 km (305 mi) |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Named forPyrene |
| Geography | |
| Countries | |
| Range coordinates | 42°40′N1°00′E/ 42.667°N 1.000°E |
| Geology | |
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ThePyrenees(Catalan:Pirineus;Spanish:Pirineos,French:Pyrénées;Occitan:Pirenèus;Aragonese:Perinés;Basque:Pirinioak) are arange of mountainsin southwestEuropethat form a naturalborderbetweenFranceandSpain.They separate theIberian Peninsulafrom France, and extend for about 430 km (267 mi) from theAtlantic Ocean(Bay of Biscay) to theMediterranean Sea(Cap de Creus).
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Wikimedia Commons has media related toPyrenees.
- Great Routes: PirineosArchived2012-12-18 atArchive.today,from a website of the Instituto de Turismo de España
- Official websiteArchived2006-03-05 at theWayback MachineofFrance's Pyrenees National Park
- Cycling the French High PyreneesandAriege Pyreneesphotos and video bysteephill.tv bike travelogue
- The Aude and Pyrénées-OrientalesOnline resource for the Aude & Pyrénées-Orientales departments of the Languedoc-Roussillon.
