Kingdom of Navarre
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The Kingdom of Navarre, originally the Kingdom of Pamplona, was a Basque kingdom that occupied lands on both sides of the western Pyrenees, with its northernmost areas originally reaching the Atlantic Ocean, between present-day Spain and France.
Navarre (light green) in 1190
Sigil of King Sancho VII the Strong
Magdalena of Valois, regent of Navarre from 1479 to 1494, and mother of Queen Catherine I of Navarre
Jeanne III
Pyrenees
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The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly 500 km (310 mi) from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum altitude of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft) at the peak of Aneto.
Central Pyrenees
Composite satellite image of the Pyrenees (NASA)
Pico de Aneto, the highest mountain of the Pyrenees, Aragon (Spain)
Pic de Bugatet in the Néouvielle massif