Sunday, December 20, 2009

Pyrenees

source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenees


The Pyrenees (also spelled Pyrenées) (SpanishPirineosFrenchPyrénéesCatalanPirineusOccitanPirenèusAragonese:PerinésBasquePirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. They separate the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extend for about 430 km (267 mi) from the Bay of Biscay (Cap Higuer) to the Mediterranean Sea (Cap de Creus).



Ski resorts

Ski resorts in the Pyrenees include:
Formigal (Spain), one of the major ski resorts

[edit]Highest summits

Monte Perdido

[edit]Notable summits below 3,000 metres

Pic du Midi d'Ossau




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