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Casque Du Marboré
The Casque du Marboré, or Casque de Gavarnie or simply le Casque, is a pyrenean summit, culminating at , located on the crest of three-thousanders in the Monte Perdido Range above Cirque de Gavarnie on the Franco-Spanish border. Toponymy The term ''casque'' (a helmet) was applied to the peak due to its particular shape. The word ''marboré'' means marble, which is a metamorphic rock found in the area. Topography Together with Tour du Marboré, the Cascade Peaks, and Pic de Marboré, it forms the range above Cirque de Gavarnie (1,500 m above the bottom of the valley marking the border between the Pyrenees National Park (France) and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Ordesa Valley), Spain. ), The 422 m high ''Gavarnie falls'', the biggest waterfall in Europe, descends from Casque du Marboré. * French side: located in the commune of Gavarnie in the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region. * Spanish side: located in the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Refuge Des Sarradets
Le refuge des Sarradets, or refuge de la Brèche de Roland is a mountain refuge in the Pyrenees. It is located in Gavarnie, near la brèche de Roland, in the Pyrenees National Park, at high. Etymology The refuge took its names from le ''col des Sarradets'' () located just a few meters north-west and from le col de la Brèche de Roland located above it. History The cirque de Gavarnie is one of the biggest sites in the Pyrenees and one of the most frequented. The well-known brèche de Roland gives access to the summits of the circus, to the Monte Perdido, to the Taillon, to the Aragonese valleys also. Excursionists who used to bivouac in the sector contentaient de labri Gaurier'' ou ''Villa Gaurier'' : a cave located in the wall, near la Fausse brèche, at the foot of pic Bazillac, discovered and arranged by abbot Ludovic Gaurier in 1906, who gave it its name and which was later arranged in 1911 by le Club alpin français, but which remained a stark comfort. The need of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte Perdido Range
Monte Perdido (in Spanish; Mont Perdu in French; Mont Perdito in Aragonese;all four meaning ''lost mountain'') is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees. The summit of Monte Perdido (3355 m), located in Spain, lies hidden from France by the seemingly impenetrable peaks of the Cirques of Gavarnie and Estaubé. It stands in the north of Huesca province. The mountain forms part of the Monte Perdido Range and is located in the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the western part of the Pyrenees, in the community of Aragon, Spain. Description Monte Perdido Glacier, locating on the north-facing slope of Monte Perdido, is the third largest glacier in the Pyrenees. It is surrounded by vertical cliffs up to 800m in height. Similar to most European glaciers, the Monte Perdido Glacier has been shrinking since the Little Ice Age, and since 1981, the glacier has lost 48 hectares of surface area. The rate of retreat is continuing to accelarate due to the effects of global cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sobrarbe
Sobrarbe is one of the comarcas of Aragon, Spain. It is located in the northern part of the province of Huesca, part of the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. Many of its people speak the Aragonese language locally known as ''fabla''. The administrative capital is Boltaña and the economic development capital is Aínsa. History Sobrarbe was one of the Christian principalities of the Marca Hispanica, with obscure origins. Legend says there was a Kingdom of Sobrarbe, where a cross appeared upon a tree la, Supra Arbore. It became part of the County of Aragon, but in the early 9th century was held for five years by Amrus ibn Yusuf, the governor of Zaragoza, being retaken after his death. Sobrarbe was joined to the County of Ribagorza in the early 10th century through the marriage of Bernard I of Ribagorza to Toda Galíndez of Aragon, daughter of Galindo Aznárez II. However, in the late 10th and early 11th century, a series of incursions from the south left it disorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comarcas Of Aragon
Here is a list of the administrative '' comarcas'' (counties) in the autonomous community of Aragon in Spain. They were officially delimited in 1999, with substantial changes over a previously proposed division. See also * Comarcal council *Comarcas of Spain See also lists of municipalities in Aragon by province: *List of municipalities in Huesca This is a list of the municipalities in the province of Huesca, in the autonomous community of Aragon, Spain. There are 202 municipalities in the province. See also List of Aragonese comarcas. See also *Geography of Spain *List of cities in ... * List of municipalities in Teruel * List of municipalities in Zaragoza References External links Comarcas of Aragonand legal links about their creation. Comarcal division, basic data (Aragonese Statistical Institute) {{Comarcas of Spain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luz-Saint-Sauveur
Luz-Saint-Sauveur (; oc, Lus e Sent Sauvaire) is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Occitania region of south-western France. It lies on the river Bastan, a tributary of the Gave de Pau. Locals simply call it Luz, the city took its current name from Luz-Saint-Sauveur on April 9, 1962. Its inhabitants are called ''Luzéens'' and ''Luzéennes'' in French. The town features locations of historical heritage such as the church of Saint-André, also known as "Les Templiers", the Château Sainte-Marie or the spa district. Protected by mountains to the east, west and south, and separated from the plain to the north by the Pierrefitte gorge, Luz-Saint-Sauveur is somewhat geographically isolated though it is only a hour drive from Lourdes. Places and monuments Templar church Called "the Templars" (actually Hospitallers of St John of Jerusalem), the church of St. Andrew was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. In the 14th century, the Hospitallers of Saint John of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gavarnie
Gavarnie (; oc, Gavarnia) is a former commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, Southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune of Gavarnie-Gèdre. 18 December 2015 Gavarnie is known for the Cirque de Gavarnie, and the Gavarnie Falls in it, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Pyrénées – Mont Perdu. The Prime Meridian [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordesa Valley
The Ordesa Valley is a glacial valley in Aragon, in the Spanish Pyrenees which forms part of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. It was first discovered in 1820, but not mapped in detail until approximately the 1920s. The valley is about long. The valley's east–west orientation, unusual in the Pyrenees, opens it to influence from the Atlantic Ocean and gives it a moderate climate. It has one of Europe's largest populations of the Pyrenean Chamois and is well known for its waterfalls and wildlife. Monte Perdido (3,355 m) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees and together with Cilindro de Marboré (3,328 m) and Soum de Ramond (3,263 m) can be seen at the north-east end of the valley. The name ''Monte Perdido'' (lost mountain) was given because the peak could not be seen from the French side of the range. References External links Website of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkSatellite imagefrom Google Maps Google Maps is a web mapping platform and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ordesa Y Monte Perdido National Park
The Ordesa Valley is a glacial valley in Aragon, in the Spanish Pyrenees which forms part of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. It was first discovered in 1820, but not mapped in detail until approximately the 1920s. The valley is about long. The valley's east–west orientation, unusual in the Pyrenees, opens it to influence from the Atlantic Ocean and gives it a moderate climate. It has one of Europe's largest populations of the Pyrenean Chamois and is well known for its waterfalls and wildlife. Monte Perdido (3,355 m) is the third highest mountain in the Pyrenees and together with Cilindro de Marboré (3,328 m) and Soum de Ramond (3,263 m) can be seen at the north-east end of the valley. The name ''Monte Perdido'' (lost mountain) was given because the peak could not be seen from the French side of the range. References External links Website of Ordesa y Monte Perdido National ParkSatellite imagefrom Google Maps Google Maps is a web mapping platform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pyrenees National Park
The Pyrenees (; es, Pirineos ; french: Pyrénées ; ca, Pirineu ; eu, Pirinioak ; oc, Pirenèus ; an, Pirineus) is a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. It extends nearly from its union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast. It reaches a maximum altitude of at the peak of Aneto. For the most part, the main crest forms a divide between Spain and France, with the microstate of Andorra sandwiched in between. Historically, the Crown of Aragon and the Kingdom of Navarre extended on both sides of the mountain range. Etymology In Greek mythology, Pyrene is a princess who gave her name to the Pyrenees. The Greek historian Herodotus says Pyrene is the name of a town in Celtic Europe. According to Silius Italicus, she was the virgin daughter of Bebryx, a king in Mediterranean Gaul by whom the hero Hercules was given hospitality during his quest to steal the cattle of Geryon during his famous Labours. Hercules, characteris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cascade Peaks
The Cascade Peaks are three summits in the Monte Perdido Range of the Pyrenees, culminating at on the eastern peak. The central peak, known as Brulle, and the western peak are and high, respectively. The peaks are located on the 3,000 m French-Spanish borderline crest. Toponymy The central summit was named in honor of Henri Brulle. Geography The peaks are part of the Monte Perdido Range above the Cirque de Gavarnie. The peaks are located in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Midi-Pyrénées region of France, and in Huesca province, in the Aragon region of Spain. Geology The summit is composed of massive algae sediments, miliolitic sediments (eolianite) and sandstone sediments from the Eocene and Oligocene The Oligocene ( ) is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present ( to ). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but ... periods. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tour Du Marboré
Tour du Marboré or Tour de Gavarnie is a Pyrenean summit, culminating at , located on the Franco-Spanish border crest in the Monte Perdido Range. Toponymy see: Cilindro de Marboré Topography The Tour du Marboré is part of the range above Cirque de Gavarnie. It marks the border between the Pyrenees National Park of France and the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park of Spain. * On the French side, it is located in the commune of Gavarnie in the canton of Luz-Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Pyrénées department, Midi-Pyrénées region. * On the Spanish side, it is located in the comarca of Sobrarbe, Huesca province, Aragon Aragon ( , ; Spanish and an, Aragón ; ca, Aragó ) is an autonomous community in Spain, coextensive with the medieval Kingdom of Aragon. In northeastern Spain, the Aragonese autonomous community comprises three provinces (from north to so .... Mountaineering In 1956, it was climbed from the northern side by Jean Ravier and Claude Dufourmantel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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