Pyrénées - Mont Perdu

World Heritage
Spain
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This spectacular mountain landscape straddles the border between France and Spain, centered on the peak of Mont Perdue, a limestone massif rising 3,352 meters above sea level. The site, with a total area of 30,639 hectares, includes two of the largest and deepest gorges in Europe on the Spanish side, and three large cirque walls on the steeper northern slopes on the French side, a classic display of these geological features. The site is also a rural landscape, reflecting an agricultural lifestyle that was once widespread in highland areas of Europe but now survives only in this part of the Pyrenees. As such, it offers a unique insight into past European societies through its landscapes of villages, farms, fields, highland pastures, and mountain roads.

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Monte Perdido (left) and Cilindro de Marboré (right)

Monte Perdido seen from Ordesa valley

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Information extracted from Wikidata

instance of mountain
located in the administrative territorial entity Stade El Harti
made from material limestone
executive body Monte Perdido
office held by head of the organization http://g.co/kg/m/071n_n
Commons category Monte Perdido
coordinate location Point(0.033333333 42.673888888)
point in time 1802-08-07T00:00:00Z
described by source New Encyclopedic Dictionary
official name Monte Perdido
elevation above sea level 3355
topographic prominence 973
uses 4827106-8
image http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Monteperdido%20y%20Cilindro.jpg