\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \qj\li105\ri105 \f1 \b Landscape in the PyrΘnΘes\par
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\b0 Although not as high as the chain of the Alps, the PyrΘnΘes (which reach 3404 me
ters / 11,169 feet at their highest point, the Pic d'Aneto) form a genuine barrier between France and Spain stretching for 430 km (267 mls). No deep valley cuts through them sufficiently to make their crossing easy. Yet this inaccessibility has had the a
dvantage of preserving a nature whose flora and fauna are exceptionally rich and varied. Is this not the last place in France where bears can still be found in the wild?\par
