The Pyrenees
border the region in the North from West to East. This can
further be divided into two parts: The Main Pyrenees
(with its central axis) and the pre-Pyrenees, with
its parallel spurs. The highest peaks include Puig Pedros
(2,911m), Puigmal (2,913m), Els Encantats
(2.982m) and Pica d'Estats (3,143m). At right angles
from the Pyrenees axis, there are numerous lush valleys
that open up southwards. The Mediterranean system
includes two mountain ranges that run parallel with the Mediterranean
sea: the Prelitoral (before the coast), with Turo
de l'Home its highest peak at 1,712m and the Litoral
(coastal) with Montnegre at 763m comprising its highest
peak, that extends up to the Campo de Tarragona.
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