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Intro to FL, A
French and Spanish Geography
Geographical ID | Explanation |
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Corsica (La Corse) | The French island in the Mediterranean where Napoleon Bonaparte was born. |
Alps (Les Alpes) | The highest French mountain range located between France and Italy. |
Pyrenees (les Pyrénées) | The mountain range found in southern France and northern Spain: it is a natural border between France and Spain. |
Central Plateau (le Massif Central) | This mountain range is the oldest French mountains made of extinct volcanoes. |
Seine (La Seine) | The river in France that runs through Paris and empties into the English Channel. |
Loire (La Loire) | The longest and least navigable river of France. It is famous for its chateaux. |
Garonne River (La Garonne) | The river in France that flows from the Pyrenees to the Atlantic Ocean. |
Rhône River (Le Rhône) | The river in France flowing from Switzerland to the Mediterranean Sea: Lyon is here. |
English Channel (La Manche) | The body of water bordering France to the north-west near England. |
Mediterranean Sea (La Mer Méditerranée) | The body of water bordering France to the south-east. |
Mont Blanc (le Mont Blanc) | The highest peak in western Europe located in the Alps. |
Jura (Le Jura) | The mountains in Eastern France on the border of Switzerland. |
Paris | The capital of France located on the Seine river. |
La Belgique | Belgium |
L'Angleterre | England |
Le Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Les Pays-Bas | Netherlands |
au Monaco | in Monaco |
La Mer du Nord | North Sea |
La Suisse | Switzerland |