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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Irati sourceRegion Pyrenees
Port Vendres, France nearMountainRange Pyrenees
subject surface form: Port-Vendres
Ariège department partOf Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Ariège department locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain range
Retirada (mass flight to France in early 1939) location Pyrenees
subject surface form: Retirada
Añisclo Peak locatedIn Pyrenees
Añisclo Peak mountainRange Pyrenees
Añisclo Peak partOf Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain system
Lombrives Cave locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Verdouble locatedNear Pyrenees
Puyvalador Lake locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Matemale locatedIn Pyrenees
Les Angles locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Formiguères locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Formiguères hasNearbyNaturalFeature Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain range
Puyvalador locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
La Llagonne locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
La Llagonne partOf Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountain range
Réservoir de Matemale locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Sud-Ouest wine region borders Pyrenees
Augustan wars hasLocation Pyrenees
Matemale Lake locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Matemale Lake hasViewOf Pyrenees
this entity surface form: Pyrenees mountains
Vicdessos valley locatedIn Pyrenees
this entity surface form: French Pyrenees
Maladeta Glacier locatedIn Pyrenees
Ussat-les-Bains locatedIn Pyrenees
Corbières Massif locatedNear Pyrenees
Pierre Sanio locatedIn Pyrenees
subject surface form: Aneto
Pierre Sanio highestPointOf Pyrenees
subject surface form: Aneto
Aquitaine hasMountainRange Pyrenees
Diocese of Urgell region Pyrenees
La Seu d’Urgell locatedIn Pyrenees
Count of Foix locatedIn Pyrenees
Casa de la Vall locatedIn Pyrenees
Andorra Telecom regionServed Pyrenees
Parish of La Massana region Pyrenees
Arinsal locatedIn Pyrenees