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Encyclopedia > Canigó
Canigou

Elevation: 2,784.66 metres (9,127 feet)
Coordinates: 42°30′ N 2°30′ W (http://kvaleberg.com/extensions/mapsources/index.php?params=42_30_N_2_30_W_type:mountain_region:FR)
Location: Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Range: Pyrenees
First ascent: According to tradition, in 1285 by Peter III of Aragon
Easiest route: hike

Canigou (Catalan Canigó) is a mountain in southern France. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which... Pyrénées-Orientales (Eastern Pyrenees) is a département of southern France adjacent to the northern Spanish frontier and the Mediterranean Sea. ... The most general definition of mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ... Central Pyrenees The Pyrenees (French: Pyrénées; Spanish: Pirineos; Occitan: Pirenèus or Pirenèas; Catalan Pirineus; Aragonese: Perinés; Basque: Pirinioak) are a range of mountains in southwest Europe that form a natural border between France and Spain. ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Events Night watch created in Winchester, England - every householder patrols one night in turn The writ Circumspecte Agatis defines the jurisdictions of church and state in England Births Emperor Go-Nijo of Japan Pope Benedict XII Deaths March 28 - Pope Martin IV Categories: 1285 ... Peter III of Aragon (1239 - November 11, 1285, also Peter I of Valencia, Peter II of Barcelona), known as the Great, was the king of Aragon and Valencia and count of Barcelona from 1276 to 1285. ... If you were looking for the car, please see Mercury Mountaineer. ... Beautiful natural scenes are common hiking destinations Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Catalan (Català, Valencià) is a Romance language understood by as many as 12 million people in portions of Spain, France, Andorra and Italy, although the majority of active Catalan speakers are in Spain. ... Mount Cook, a mountain in New Zealand A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...


See also Martin-du-Canigou monastery. Martin-du-Canigou Monastery. ...


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The CANIGOU is the mountain that dominates the skyline from Perpignan and the plain.
The "Massif du CANIGOU" or the foothills, rise from the plain.
It is roughly the area from Céret in the South to Vinça in the North and down to the autoroute that goes from PERPIGNAN to LE BOULOU.
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