The Massif Central (French pronunciation: [masif sɑ̃tʁal]) is a highland region in south-central France, consisting of mountains and plateaus. It covers...
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containing one or more summits (e.g. France's Massif Central). In mountaineering literature, a massif is frequently used to denote the main mass of an...
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The Massif Central is one of the two large basement massifs in France, the other being the Armorican Massif. The Massif Central's geological evolution...
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The flora of the Massif Central is rich and diverse. This diversity can be explained by the Massif's large surface area, its position at the intersection...
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as the Bohemian Massif and Massif Central in Europe. A number of mountain building periods were involved in the formation of the Central Pangean Mountains...
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Geology of France (section Massif central)
Armorican Massif, the Massif Central, the Aquitaine Basin, the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Côte languedocienne, the Sillon rhodanien, the Massif des Vosges...
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Monte Rosa (redirect from Monte Rosa massif)
ʁoz]; Walser: de Gletscher or de Gorner; German: Monte Rosa) is a mountain massif in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps, on the border between Italy (Piedmont...
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Vinson Massif (/ˈvɪnsən mæˈsiːf/) is a large mountain massif in Antarctica that is 21 km (13 mi) long and 13 km (8 mi) wide and lies within the Sentinel...
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by the Armorican Massif to the west, the Ardennes-Brabant axis to the north, the Massif des Vosges to the east, and the Massif Central to the south.: 252 ...
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as well as in the United States. In the early 1980s farmers in the Massif Central and Lozère were experiencing problems with stray dogs attacking their...
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Michelin (category Massif Central)
Michelin (/ˈmɪʃəlɪn, -læ̃/, French: [miʃlɛ̃]), in full Compagnie Générale des Établissements Michelin SCA ("General Company of the Michelin Enterprises...
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Morvan (redirect from Morvan massif)
590) is a mountainous massif lying just to the west of the Côte d'Or escarpment in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region, central-east France. It is a northerly...
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glacial mass in Europe "CIA World Factbook – Russia, Geography". US CIA. US Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 22 February 2016. "Mount Olympus | mountain...
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north-south oriented chain of cinder cones, lava domes, and maars in the Massif Central of France. The chain is about 40 km (25 mi) long, and the identified...
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Occitania (administrative region) (category Massif Central)
Occitania (/ˌɒksɪˈtæniə/ OK-sih-TAN-ee-ə)[citation needed] is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, created...
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assignment is made. The Central European flora region stretches from Central France (the Massif Central) to the Northern Balkans, Central Romania (Carpathians)...
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Truyère, near Ruynes-en-Margeride, Cantal, France, in the mountainous Massif Central region. The bridge was constructed between 1882 and 1884 by Gustave...
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Midi-Pyrénées 10 Sud-Est Corsica, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes 13 Massif-Central – Centre Auvergne, Centre, Limousin 6 Île-de-France Île-de-France 14...
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Bohemian Massif (Czech: Česká vysočina or Český masiv, German: Böhmische Masse or Böhmisches Massiv) is a geomorphological province in Central Europe....
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The Atlantis Massif is a prominent undersea massif in the North Atlantic Ocean. It is a dome-shaped region approximately 10 miles (16 km) across and rising...
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For elections in the European Union, Massif central–Centre is a European Parliament constituency in France. It consists of the region of Centre-Val de...
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most prominent mountain in the world. It gives its name to the Mont Blanc massif, which straddles parts of France, Italy and Switzerland. Mont Blanc's summit...
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the Armorican Massif, the Massif Central, the Morvan, the Vosges and Ardennes ranges and the island of Corsica were formed. These massifs delineate several...
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The 2015 Tour de France was the 102nd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The 3,360.3 km (2,088 mi)-long race consisted of 21...
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France's mountainous regions; the Vosges, the Jura, the Pyrenees, the Massif Central and the Alps. There were summit finishes on stage twelve to Peyragudes...
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country from Le Mans to the Super Besse resort in the elevated region Massif Central, which hosted stage nine. The following two stages headed south through...
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trade routes, linking the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea and the Massif Central to the Pyrénées. Its strategic importance was quickly recognised by...
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Roquefort (category Massif Central)
Roquefort (French pronunciation: [ʁɔkfɔʁ]) is a sheep milk blue cheese from southern France. Though similar cheeses are produced elsewhere, EU law dictates...
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List of lakes of France (section Massif Central)
roughly distinguishes three categories: the mountain lakes, sorted first by massif, and then by départements; the lakes in plains, sorted by river basin; and...
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Pierre-sur-Haute (category Mountains of the Massif Central)
Occitan) is the highest point of the Forez mountains (1,631 m) in the Massif Central, at the boundary of the Loire (Sauvain) and Puy-de-Dôme (Job) departments...
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