A Book of the Pyrenees (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from A Book of the PyreneesConsequently the Pyrenees consist Of from two to three parallel chains. The central and loftiest is that Of granite, but where loftiest is hidden on the north Side by the upturned reef Of limestone. On the south the calcareous bed is lifted in great Slabs, but split, and does not form SO ragged and SO lofty a range.The Pyrenees start steeply out of the Mediterranean, which at a distance Of five-and-twenty miles from Cape Creuse, has a depth Of over 500 fathoms, and there the limestone ¿ares white and bald in the line Of the Alberes. But to the west the Chain does not drop abruptly into the Atlantic, but trails away for 300 miles, forming the Asturian mountains, and then, curving south, serves to part Galicia from Leon. The range of the Pyrenees dividing France from Spain is 350 miles in length.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.