Tag: Pyrenees
Wednesday’s stage of the Tour: take-off in the Pyrenees
The Tour joins the Peyragudes take-off runway in the Hautes-Pyrénées on Wednesday, at the end of the four ascents of the 17th stage. The route was limited to 129.7 kilometers…
Tour de France: on the way to the Pyrenees
The Tour de France peloton, deprived of two new riders who tested positive for Covid, set off on Tuesday for the 16th stage marked by the entry into the Pyrenees…
Unitas students support veterans care with historic Pyrenees tour of former member: ‘Beautiful man with a special story’
Utrecht – Members and former members of student association Unitas in Utrecht have walked a historic hike for charity in recent days. They followed in the footsteps of the Utrecht…
Dog-like predator discovered in the Pyrenees
Using a fossilized mandible, an international research team has identified a new species belonging to Amphicyonidae, which is a now extinct family of terrestrial predators. Because the animals in this…
What is the longest mountain range in the world?
There are many mountain ranges across the globe, more or less important. But which is currently the longest? You will also be interested A mountain range is defined as a…
Microplastics from Africa or North America found in the Pyrenees
Microplastics, pollutants already found on Everest, in the Arctic or in the middle of the oceans, can be transported between continents by high winds, highlights a study published in the…
Microplastics found in “pure” air at the top of the Pyrenees
Microplastics, pollutants already found on Everest, in the Arctic or in the middle of the oceans, can be transported between continents by high winds, highlights a study published in the…
How were the Pyrenees formed?
Along with the Alps, the Pyrenees represent the second chain of collision marking the French landscape. The formation of this great mountain range results from a complex and polyphase tectonic…