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Intro to FL, A
French and Spanish Geography
| Geographical ID | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Corsica (La Corse) | The French island in the Mediterranean where Napoleon Bonaparte was born. |
| Alps (Les Alpes) | The highest French mountain range located between France and Italy. |
| Pyrenees (les Pyrénées) | The mountain range found in southern France and northern Spain: it is a natural border between France and Spain. |
| Central Plateau (le Massif Central) | This mountain range is the oldest French mountains made of extinct volcanoes. |
| Seine (La Seine) | The river in France that runs through Paris and empties into the English Channel. |
| Loire (La Loire) | The longest and least navigable river of France. It is famous for its chateaux. |
| Garonne River (La Garonne) | The river in France that flows from the Pyrenees to the Atlantic Ocean. |
| Rhône River (Le Rhône) | The river in France flowing from Switzerland to the Mediterranean Sea: Lyon is here. |
| English Channel (La Manche) | The body of water bordering France to the north-west near England. |
| Mediterranean Sea (La Mer Méditerranée) | The body of water bordering France to the south-east. |
| Mont Blanc (le Mont Blanc) | The highest peak in western Europe located in the Alps. |
| Jura (Le Jura) | The mountains in Eastern France on the border of Switzerland. |
| Paris | The capital of France located on the Seine river. |
| La Belgique | Belgium |
| L'Angleterre | England |
| Le Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
| Les Pays-Bas | Netherlands |
| au Monaco | in Monaco |
| La Mer du Nord | North Sea |
| La Suisse | Switzerland |