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    The Massif Central (French pronunciation: [masif sɑ̃tʁal]) is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers...
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  • Cerces Massif Chablais Massif Chartreuse Massif Dévoluy Massif Massif des Écrins Jura Mountains Lauzière massif Luberon Massif Central Massif de l'Esterel...
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  • The Massif Central is one of the two large basement massifs in France, the other being the Armorican Massif. The Massif Central's geological evolution...
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    The flora of the Massif Central is rich and diverse. This diversity can be explained by the Massif's large surface area, its position at the intersection...
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    as the Bohemian Massif and Massif Central in Europe. A number of mountain building periods were involved in the formation of the Central Pangean Mountains...
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    Armorican Massif, the Massif Central, the Aquitaine Basin, the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Côte languedocienne, the Sillon rhodanien, the Massif des Vosges...
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    Vinson Massif (/ˈvɪnsən mæˈsiːf/) is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km (13 mi) long and 13 km (8 mi) wide and lies within the Sentinel...
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    of Europe, small glaciers also formed in the Vosges, Black Forest, Massif Central, Carpathians, Pyrenees, Apennines, Balkans and Sierra Nevada, as well...
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    as well as in the United States. In the early 1980s farmers in the Massif Central and Lozère were experiencing problems with stray dogs attacking their...
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  • glacial mass in Europe "CIA World Factbook – Russia, Geography". US CIA. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2016. "Mount Olympus | mountain...
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    Monte Rosa (redirect from Monte Rosa massif)
    ʁoz]; Walser: de Gletscher or de Gorner; German: Monte Rosa) is a mountain massif in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps, on the border between Italy (Piedmont...
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    by the Armorican Massif to the west, the Ardennes-Brabant axis to the north, the Massif des Vosges to the east, and the Massif Central to the south.: 252 ...
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    assignment is made. The Central European flora region stretches from Central France (the Massif Central) to the Northern Balkans, Central Romania (Carpathians)...
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    The Cézallier massif, which can also be written Cézalier (in Auvergnat Occitan Sejaleir), is a volcanic plateau in the Massif Central, between the Monts...
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    Michelin (category Massif Central)
    Michelin (/ˈmɪʃəlɪn, -læ̃/, French: [miʃlɛ̃]), in full Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises...
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    Goul (category Massif Central)
    Goul is a river in the Massif Central of France. It runs through the Cantal (Vezels-Roussy, Leucamp, Ladinhac, Lapeyrugue, Cros-de-Ronesque, Jou-sous-Monjou...
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    Bohemian Massif (Czech: Česká vysočina or Český masiv, German: Böhmische Masse or Böhmisches Massiv) is a geomorphological province in Central Europe....
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    Morvan (redirect from Morvan massif)
    590) is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. It is a northerly...
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    For elections in the European Union, Massif central–Centre is a European Parliament constituency in France. It consists of the region of Centre-Val de...
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  • to host underground Resistance meetings. Dior was involved with the "Massif Central" section of the F2 network, a British-funded Resistance intelligence...
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    the Massif Central to Lorraine. However, an analysis at the level of cantons and communes indicates that the zone of decline extends beyond the Massif–Lorraine...
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    the Armorican Massif, the Massif Central, the Morvan, the Vosges and Ardennes ranges and the island of Corsica were formed. These massifs delineate several...
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    that of the Rhône. It rises in the southeastern quarter of the French Massif Central in the Cévennes range (in the department of Ardèche) at 1,350 m (4,430 ft)...
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    most prominent mountain in the world. It gives its name to the Mont Blanc massif, which straddles parts of France, Italy and Switzerland. Mont Blanc's summit...
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    L'Aubrac (Aveyron, Cantal, Lozère, Occitanie) region in the southern Massif Central of France. This fondue-like dish from the Aveyron department is a common...
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    trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognised by...
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    Roquefort (category Massif Central)
    Roquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ]) is a sheep milk blue cheese from southern France. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, EU law dictates...
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    north-south oriented chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars in the Massif Central of France. The chain is about 40 km (25 mi) long, and the identified...
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    hills in the north and west and mountainous in the south (including the Massif Central and the Pyrenees) and the east (the highest points being in the Alps)...
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    Sombrero River–Navarro River Protected Zone Tapantí-Cerro de la Muerte Massif National Park Tapiria Wildlife Refuge Tiribí River Protected Zone Toro River...
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