Pyrénées National Park

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Parc National des Pyrénées
IUCN Category II (National Park)
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Pic du Midi d'Ossau.
Location Pyrenees, France
Coordinates 42°49′39″N 0°10′33″W / 42.8275°N 0.17583°W / 42.8275; -0.17583Coordinates: 42°49′39″N 0°10′33″W / 42.8275°N 0.17583°W / 42.8275; -0.17583

The Pyrénées National Park (French: Parc National des Pyrénées) is a national park located within the French départements of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.

Pyrénées National Park, here on the foothills of the Aspe Valley, on the border between France and Spain.

Located along the border of France and Spain is a scenic and mountainous landscape offering a variety of outdoor activities including hiking, skiing, mountain climbing and observing wildlife.[1]

According to the Pyrénées National Park website, the park, created in 1967, is a natural heritage without barriers or fences where animals are totally free.[2] Devoted to preserving biodiversity and landscapes, studying wildlife and plant species, the park is home to 70 different species of animals.[3]

The eastern portion of the national park forms part of the French section of the Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site that straddles the border between France and Spain.[4]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Pyreness National Park (Parc national des Pyrénées). Trip Advisor. Retrieved on February 2, 2008
  2. ^ Pyrénées National Park website. Retrieved on February 2, 2008
  3. ^ Discovering Pyrenees National Park. Official Website. Retrieved on February 2, 2008
  4. ^ "Pyrenees-Mont Perdu". United Nations Environment Program - World Conservation Monitoring Centre. January 2000. Archived from the original on 2008-07-18. http://web.archive.org/web/20080718175546/http://www.unep-wcmc.org/sites/wh/mtperdu.html. Retrieved 2008-08-12. 

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