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Pyrenees) The Col de Ayous (1,960 m/6,420 ft) in the French Pyrenees. This magnificently wild and beautiful region is part of the Parc National des Pyrénées. The col (or pass) is on the GR10, a difficult footpath that runs the full length of the range. Mountain range in southwest Europe between France and Spain, extending from the Atlantic Ocean (Bay of Biscay) to the Mediterranean Sea (Golfe du Lion); length about 435 km/270 mi; highest peak Aneto (French Néthon) 3,404 m/11,172 ft. Andorra lies entirely within the range. Hydroelectric power has encouraged industrial development in the foothills. |
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| The sailors worked eagerly, as if by main strength they could compel the PYRENEES against the adverse elements. In Europe we have the plainest evidence of the cold period, from the western shores of Britain to the Oural range, and southward to the Pyrenees. The possibility of raising Catalonia in the interest of the REY NETTO, who had just then crossed the Pyrenees, was much discussed there. |
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