Basque Mountains

Basque Mountains
Alluitz, typical limestone mountain of the Basque range.
Highest point
PeakAizkorri
Elevation1,551 m (5,089 ft)
ListingMountains of Spain
Coordinates42°57′N 02°19′W / 42.950°N 2.317°W / 42.950; -2.317
Geography
Basque Mountains is located in Spain
Basque Mountains
Basque Mountains
CountrySpain
CommunitiesBasque Country and Navarre
Parent rangeCantabrian Range
Borders onPyrenees
Geology
Rock typelimestone

The Basque Mountains[1][2] are a mountain range situated in the northern Iberian Peninsula. Geographically the range is considered as the eastern section of the larger Cantabrian Range. The range runs through the Basque Autonomous Community and western Navarre.[3]

  1. ^ (Spanish: Montes vascos; French : Montagnes basques ; Basque: Euskal Herriko arkua, "Basque arc")
  2. ^ "AGINDUA Nekazaritza, Arrantza eta Elikadura sailburuarena, "Euskal Okela" edo "Carne de Vacuno del País Vasco" adierazpen geografiko babestuaren baldintza agiria aldatzeko eskabidearen aldeko ebazpena ematekoa.", Official Gazette of the Basque Autonomous Community (in Basque), no. 76 (published 22 Apr 2008), 12 Dec 2007, archived from the original on 13 Jan 2012
  3. ^ Edeso, José Miguel, "EL RELIEVE DEL PAIS VASCO", EUSKAL HERRIKO GEOGRAFI GOI IKASTAROA (in Basque), retrieved 29 Apr 2019