Pyrenean foothills

E448741

foothills geographical region

The Pyrenean foothills are the lower, rolling hills and valleys at the northern base of the Pyrenees mountains, forming a transitional landscape between the high peaks and surrounding plains.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Pyrenees foothills	7
Pre-Pyrenees	2
Atlantic Pyrenees foothills	1
Pyrenean foothills canonical	1

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foothills ⓘ geographical region ⓘ
borderedBy	Aquitaine Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ebro Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Pyrenees high mountain zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
drainedBy	Adour River tributaries ⓘ Aude River tributaries ⓘ Garonne River tributaries ⓘ Segre River tributaries ⓘ
elevationRelativeTo	higher than adjacent plains ⓘ lower than main Pyrenean range ⓘ
extendsAlong	entire length of the Pyrenees on the northern side ⓘ
forms	transitional landscape between Pyrenees high peaks and surrounding plains ⓘ
hasBiodiversityRole	ecological corridor between mountains and lowlands ⓘ
hasClimate	transitional climate between mountain and lowland climates ⓘ
hasCulturalRegionOverlap	Basque Country margins ⓘ Catalan-speaking areas ⓘ Occitan-speaking areas ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	livestock grazing ⓘ rural tourism ⓘ viticulture in suitable areas ⓘ
hasGeology	folded and faulted structures related to Pyrenean orogeny ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ
hasLandUse	forestry ⓘ mixed agriculture ⓘ pastoral farming ⓘ
hasSoils	generally more fertile than high mountain soils ⓘ
hasTopography	rolling hills ⓘ valleys ⓘ
hasVegetation	Mediterranean scrub in drier sectors ⓘ mixed deciduous forests ⓘ
isImportantFor	access routes to higher Pyrenean valleys ⓘ settlement compared to higher mountain zones ⓘ
isUsedFor	hiking and outdoor recreation ⓘ
locatedAtBaseOf	Pyrenees mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Andorra NERFINISHED ⓘ France ⓘ Spain ⓘ southwestern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnSideOf	northern side of the Pyrenees ⓘ
partOf	Pyrenees NERFINISHED ⓘ
supports	transitional ecosystems between alpine and lowland biomes ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bigorre → hasGeographicalFeature → Pyrenean foothills ⓘ

Berguedà → locatedIn → Pyrenean foothills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pre-Pyrenees

Province of Lleida → hasLandscape → Pyrenean foothills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pre-Pyrenees

Adour → crossesMountainRange → Pyrenean foothills ⓘ