Urbasa
The Urbasa Range (Urbasa mendilerroa in Basque and Sierra de Urbasa in Spanish) is a mountain range of western Navarre, Spain, part of the Basque Mountains. Its highest point is the 1,183-metre-high Baiza.
Urbasa | |
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Urbasa landscape | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 1,493 m (4,898 ft) |
Coordinates | 42° 50' 18" N, 2° 09' 57" E |
Naming | |
Language of name | Basque |
Geography | |
Location | Navarre, Spain |
Parent range | Basque mountains |
Urbasa is a karstic range where numerous nummulites fossils have been found.[1]
Together with the neighboring Andia range, Urbasa is part of the Urbasa-Andia Natural Park.
Peaks
- Baiza 1,183 m.
- Iruaitzeta 1,144 m.
- Santa Marina 1,068 m.
- Bargagain 1,157 m.
References
- A. Borja and M. Collins, Oceanography and marine environment of the Basque Country, ISBN 978-0-444-51581-0
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