Pyrénées National Park
Parc national des Pyrénées | |
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Location | Pyrenees, France |
Coordinates | 42°49′39″N 0°10′33″W / 42.82750°N 0.17583°W |
Established | 1967 |
The Pyrénées National Park (French: Parc national des Pyrénées[1]) is a National Park of France located within the French departments of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.[2]
Geography
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.[3]
The park was created in 1967 as a natural heritage site without barriers or fences where animals are totally free.[4] Devoted to preserving biodiversity and landscapes, as well as studying wildlife and plant species, the park is home to 70 different species of mammals.[5]
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.[6] The park also borders on the Lacs de Carnau.[citation needed]
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Pyrénées National Park, here on the foothills of the Aspe Valley, on the border between France and Spain
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The Pyrénées National Park, Cirque de Gavarnie, Gave de Gavarnie river
See also
References
- ^ Le Parc national des Pyrénées (2014). Le Parc national des Pyrénées, un établissement public. Retrieved on 2014-04-19 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
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- ^ Pyrenees National Park (Parc National des Pyrenees). Trip Advisor. Retrieved on 2008-02-02 from http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187166-d254589-Reviews-Pyrenees_National_Park_Parc_National_des_Pyrenees-Midi_Pyrenees.html.
- ^ Pyrénées National Park website. Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on February 2, 2008
- ^ Discovering Pyrenees National Park. Official Web site. Retrieved on 2008-02-02 from "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-06-12. Retrieved 2008-06-12.
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External links
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- IUCN Category II
- National parks of France
- Geography of Hautes-Pyrénées
- Pyrenees
- Geography of Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- World Heritage Sites in France
- Protected areas established in 1967
- Tourist attractions in Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Tourist attractions in Occitanie
- Tourist attractions in Hautes-Pyrénées
- Tourist attractions in Pyrénées-Atlantiques
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine geography stubs
- Occitania (administrative region) geography stubs
- European protected area stubs