Pyrénées - Mont Perdu World Heritage Site
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The Pyrénées – Mont Perdu World Heritage Site is a world heritage site
straddling the border between Spain
and France
in the Pyrenees
mountain chain. The summit of Mont Perdu (Spanish
: Monte Perdido) is on the Spanish side of the border. The site was designated in 1997 and extended north in 1999 to include the Commune of Gèdre
in France.
The site includes two bordering national park
s: the entire Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
in Spain and the eastern part of Pyrénées Occidentales National Park
in France.
World Heritage Site
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a place that is listed by the UNESCO as of special cultural or physical significance...
straddling the border between Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
and France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in the Pyrenees
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between France and Spain...
mountain chain. The summit of Mont Perdu (Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
: Monte Perdido) is on the Spanish side of the border. The site was designated in 1997 and extended north in 1999 to include the Commune of Gèdre
Gèdre
Gèdre is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in south-western France.-References:*...
in France.
The site includes two bordering national park
National park
A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Although individual nations designate their own national parks differently A national park is a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or developed land that a sovereign state declares or...
s: the entire Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park
Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park is an IUCN Category II National Park situated in the Pyrenees of Huesca province, Aragon, Spain. There has been a National Park in the Ordesa Valley since 1918. Its protected area was enlarged in 1982 to cover the whole region amounting to 156.08 km².It has...
in Spain and the eastern part of Pyrénées Occidentales National Park
Pyrenees National Park
The Pyrénées National Park is a national park located within the French départements of Hautes-Pyrénées and Pyrénées-Atlantiques.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...
in France.