Western Pyrenees

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The Western Pyrenees are the westernmost section of the Pyrenean mountain range, forming part of the natural border between France and Spain and characterized by rugged peaks, deep valleys, and a mix of Atlantic and mountain climates.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Western Pyrenees canonical 12
western Pyrenees 6
Pyrenean frontier 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain range section
biodiversity Pyrenean chamois
brown bear (small reintroduced population)
griffon vulture
characterizedBy Atlantic climate influences
deep valleys
mountain climate
rugged peaks
climateInfluence Atlantic Ocean
contains Basque Pyrenees
Béarn Pyrenees
linked to: Béarn

Navarrese Pyrenees
continent Europe
country France
Spain
crossedBy GR10 trail
GR11 trail
Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenne
drainage Adour basin
linked to: Adour river basin

Ebro basin
Garonne basin
extendsTo Bay of Biscay
formsBorderBetween France
Spain
geology igneous intrusions
metamorphic rocks
sedimentary rocks
hasEcosystem Atlantic mixed forests
alpine meadows
subalpine grasslands
hasPass Roncesvalles Pass
linked to: Roncevaux Pass

Somport Pass
hasProtectedArea Parc National des Pyrénées
Parque Natural de las Sierras de Urbasa y Andía
Parque Natural de los Valles Occidentales
highestPoint Pic du Midi d’Ossau
languageRegion Basque-speaking areas
Occitan-speaking areas
Spanish-speaking areas
locatedIn northern Spain
southwestern France
mainEconomicActivity forestry
livestock grazing
tourism
partOf Pyrenees
popularFor hiking
mountaineering
nature tourism
skiing

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (22)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bidassoa River locatedIn Western Pyrenees
Aspe Valley partOf Western Pyrenees
Col d’Aubisque area partOf Western Pyrenees
War of the Pyrenees front Western Pyrenees
Mesa de los Tres Reyes partOf Western Pyrenees
Roncesvalles region Navarrese Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Duke of Vasconia hasJurisdictionOver Pyrenean frontier
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Lower Navarre locatedIn western Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Gave de Mauléon locatedIn Northern Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Saison sourceRegion western Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Bidassoa locatedIn western Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Urumea River sourceRegion western Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
French invasion of Navarre (1521) primaryFront Pyrenean frontier
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Baxenabarrese linguisticArea Western Pyrenees
Hecho Valley hasNearbyMountainRange Western Pyrenees
Ansó Valley partOf Western Pyrenees
Somport Pass region western Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Pyrenees Atlantiques interior valleys locatedIn western Pyrenees
linked to: Western Pyrenees
Vallée d’Aspe partOf Western Pyrenees
Maya Pass partOf Western Pyrenees
Pyrénées region contains Western Pyrenees