Editing Pyrenees (section)

{{Short description|Range of mountains in southwest Europe}}
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{{Infobox mountain
| name = The Pyrenees Mountains
| other_name = {{langx|es|Pirineos}}<br />{{langx|fr|Pyrénées}}<br />{{langx|ca|Pirineus}}<br />{{langx|an|Pirineus}}<br />{{langx|oc|Pirenèus}}<br />{{langx|eu|Pirinioak, Auñamendiak}}
| etymology = Named for [[Pyrene (daughter of Bebryx)|Pyrene]]
| photo = Central pyrenees.jpg
| photo_caption = Central Pyrenees
| country = {{hlist|[[Spain]]|[[France]]|[[Andorra]]}}
| geology = {{hlist|[[Granite]]|[[gneiss]]|[[limestone]]}}
| age = {{hlist|[[Paleozoic]]|[[Mesozoic]]}}
| area_km2 = 55000
| length_km = 491
| length_orientation = 
| width_km = 
| width_orientation = 
| highest = [[Aneto]]
| elevation_m = 3404
| range_coordinates = {{Wikidatacoord|Q12431|region:ES|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|42|37|56|N|00|39|28|E|region:ES_type:mountain|display=inline}}
| map_image = Pyrenees topographic map-en.svg
| map_caption = Topographic map
}}

The '''Pyrenees'''{{efn|({{IPAc-en|UK|ˌ|p|ɪr|ə|ˈ|n|iː|z}} {{respell|PIRR|ə|NEEZ}}, {{IPAc-en|US|ˈ|p|ɪr|ə|ˌ|n|iː|z}} {{respell|PIRR|ə|neez}}; {{langx|es|Pirineos}} {{IPA|es|piɾiˈneos|}}; {{langx|fr|Pyrénées}} {{IPA|fr|piʁene||LL-Q150 (fra)-Anonymât (Kvardek du)-Pyrénées.wav}}; {{langx|ca|Pirineus}} {{IPA|ca|piɾiˈnɛws|}}; {{langx|eu|Pirinioak}} {{IPA|eu|piɾini.o.ak|}}; {{langx|oc|Pirenèus}} {{IPA|oc|piɾeˈnɛws|}}; {{langx|an|Pirineus}})}} are a mountain range straddling the border of [[France]] and [[Spain]]. They extend nearly {{cvt|500|km|mi|-1}} from their union with the [[Cantabrian Mountains]] to [[Cap de Creus]] on the [[Mediterranean]] coast, reaching a maximum elevation of {{convert|3404|m|ft|0}} at the peak of [[Aneto]].<ref>Barnolas, A. y Pujalte, V. (2004). «La Cordillera Pirenaica». Vera Torres, J. A. (ed.), ed. Geología de España. Sociedad Geológica de España e Instituto Geológico y Minero de España. pp. 231–343. {{ISBN|84-7840-546-1}}.</ref>

For the most part, the main crest forms a divide between Spain and France, with the [[microstate]] of [[Andorra]] sandwiched in between. Historically, the [[Crown of Aragon]] and the [[Kingdom of Navarre]] extended on both sides of the mountain range.<ref>Preamble of the [http://www.cg66.fr/culture/patrimoine_catalanite/catalanite/charte_catalan.pdf "Charter of the Catalan Language"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325232934/http://www.cg66.fr/culture/patrimoine_catalanite/catalanite/charte_catalan.pdf |date=25 March 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |year=1995 |title=Collins Road Atlas of Europe |publisher=Harper Collins |location=London |pages=28–29 |isbn=0-00-448148-8 }}</ref>