Pyrenees

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The Pyrenees are a major mountain range in southwest Europe forming a natural border between France and Spain, known for their rugged peaks, scenic valleys, and popular hiking and skiing areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range
climate mountain climate
containsCirque Vallée de Gavarnie
surface form: Cirque de Gavarnie
containsGlacier Aneto glacier
containsNationalPark Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Pyrenees National Park
containsPeak Monte Perdido
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Pic du Midi d’Ossau
Vignemale
containsValley County of Cerdanya
surface form: Cerdanya

Val d’Aran
Vallée de Gavarnie
Vallée d’Ossau
continent Europe
countryBorderBetween France
Spain
easternTerminusNear Mediterranean Sea
elevation 3404 m
extendsIntoCountry Andorra
France
Spain
geologicalType fold mountain range
hasActivity alpine skiing
cross-country skiing
cycling
rock climbing
snowboarding
trail running
hasLanguageRegion Basque-speaking areas
Catalan-speaking areas
Occitan-speaking areas
hasSubregion Pyrenees self-linksurface differs
surface form: Andorran Pyrenees

Pyrenees self-linksurface differs
surface form: French Pyrenees

Pyrenees self-linksurface differs
surface form: Spanish Pyrenees
highestElevation 3404 m
highestPeak Aneto
knownFor hiking
mountaineering
rugged peaks
scenic valleys
skiing
locatedIn southwestern Europe
orogeny Alpine orogeny
partOf Alpine-Himalayan orogenic belt
separatesRegion Iberian Peninsula
rest of continental Europe
traversedBy GR10 long-distance footpath
GR11 long-distance footpath
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne
westernTerminusNear Bay of Biscay

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Cauterets locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Cauterets mountainRange Pyrenees
Ter sourceLocation Pyrenees
Lleida–Alguaire Airport near Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountains
Arazas River locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Spanish Pyrenees
Arazas River sourceLocation Pyrenees
Col du Pourtalet locatedIn Pyrenees
Col du Pourtalet locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain range
Petit Pic locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Petit Pic mountainRange Pyrenees
Grand Pic locatedIn Pyrenees
Grand Pic locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Grand Pic mountainRange Pyrenees
Refuge de Pombie locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Refuge de Pombie region Pyrenees
Col d’Aubisque area locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Col d’Aubisque area partOf Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain range
Bious-Artigues locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Bious-Artigues region Pyrenees
Ossau Valley locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Ossau Valley partOf Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain range
Gallia Aquitania borderedBy Pyrenees
Eugen d’Albert’s opera "Tiefland" setting Pyrenees
subject surface form: Tiefland
Rupicapra nativeTo Pyrenees
Albert de Franqueville locatedIn Pyrenees
subject surface form: Aneto
Albert de Franqueville highestPointOf Pyrenees
subject surface form: Aneto
Ancient Iberia borderedBy Pyrenees
Segre River flowsThrough Pyrenees
Segre River sourceLocation Pyrenees
Segre River sourceLocation Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
War of the Pyrenees location Pyrenees
Cinca River flowsThrough Pyrenees
Cinca River sourceLocation Pyrenees
Bilhères locatedIn Pyrenees
Arga River sourceRegion Pyrenees
Western Eurasia crossedBy Pyrenees
Roncesvalles locatedIn Pyrenees
Irati locatedIn Pyrenees