Pic de la Pala Alta de Sarradé

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Pic de la Pala Alta de Sarradé

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Pala Alta de Sarradé peak seen from Vall de Comalesbienes
Highest point
Elevation 2,893 m (9,491 ft)
Listing Mountains in Catalonia
Coordinates 42°34′27.1″N0°53′16.82″E / 42.574194°N 0.8880056°E / 42.574194; 0.8880056 Coordinates: 42°34′27.1″N0°53′16.82″E / 42.574194°N 0.8880056°E / 42.574194; 0.8880056
Geography
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Pic de la Pala Alta de Sarradé
Location in the Pyrenees
Location Vall de Boí (Alta Ribagorça), Catalonia
Parent range Pyrenees

Pic de la Pala Alta de Sarradé is a mountain of the Pyrenees, Catalonia, Spain. Located in the Aigüestortes i Estany de Sant Maurici National Park, it has an elevation of 2,983 metres above sea level). [1]

Pyrenees Range of mountains in southwest Europe

The Pyrenees is a range of mountains in southwest Europe that forms a natural border between Spain and France. Reaching a height of 3,404 metres (11,168 ft) altitude at the peak of Aneto, the range separates the Iberian Peninsula from the rest of continental Europe, and extends for about 491 km (305 mi) from the Bay of Biscay to the Mediterranean Sea.

Catalonia Autonomous area of northeastern Spain

Catalonia is an autonomous community in Spain on the northeastern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, designated as a nationality by its Statute of Autonomy. Catalonia consists of four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. The capital and largest city is Barcelona, the second-most populated municipality in Spain and the core of the sixth most populous urban area in the European Union. It comprises most of the territory of the former Principality of Catalonia. It is bordered by France (Occitanie) and Andorra to the north, the Mediterranean Sea to the east, and the Spanish autonomous communities of Aragon to the west and Valencia to the south. The official languages are Catalan, Spanish, and the Aranese dialect of Occitan.

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

Spain, officially the Kingdom of Spain, is a country mostly located in Europe. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagoes: the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory. The country's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar; to the north and northeast by France, Andorra, and the Bay of Biscay; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean.

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