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A mountain peak in the French Alps
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Landforms
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France, the second largest country in Europe, is partially covered central, north and west by a relatively flat plain that's punctuated by some time-worn low rolling hills and mountains.
Rugged cliffs front its coastline along the English Channel. There, to the northwest of Caen, the Cotentin Peninsula shields the Channel Islands, while a bit further to the west, the Brittany Peninsula juts into the Atlantic Ocean. Assorted coastal islands dot the western coastline south of Brest, where white-sandy beaches stretch along the Atlantic Ocean to the border with Spain.
A few scattered islands are found along the pebbled beaches of the Mediterranean coast. Corsica, a mountainous island and the country's largest island, is located 160 km (99 miles) southeast of Nice.
Mountains dominate eastern, south central and southern France, including the snowcapped Alps that stretch along its border with Italy, then on into Switzerland and across southern Europe. The country's highest point, and the second highest point in Europe is located here; Mont Blanc at 15,770 ft. (4,807m)
Further to the north the limestone peaks of the Jura range front the country's eastern border with Switzerland. The heavily forested Vosges Mountains in the far-northeast stretch along the Rhine River valley.
In the far-southeast, directly to the west of Nice and dissected by the Verdon River, stands the Gorges du Verdon. This spectacular and massive canyon is up to 700 meters deep in places, and about 11 miles long.
Volcanic in origin, the Massif Central is a mountainous plateau divided by steep canyons and valleys. These mountains (or Massifs) stretch south toward the Mediterranean Sea. The Pyrenees, a jagged mountain range, covers the entire southern borders with Andorra and Spain.
The country is drained by dozens and dozens of rivers. The longest river in France is the Loire at 630 miles (1,020 km) in length. Other significant rivers include the Garonne, Lot, Rhine, Rhone Seine, each with many smaller tributaries.
For a colorful and most interesting view of the topography of France, view this map.
Bodies of Water of Europe here!
Landforms of Europe here!
Rivers of Europe here!
Land Statistics convert (kilometers to miles, meters to feet) here Coastline 3,427 km (includes coastal islands, but excludes all overseas administrative divisions)
Land Area
(land) 545,630 sq km
(water) 1,400 sq km
(TOTAL) 547,030 sq km (includes Corsica)
Land Area (all countries)
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Horizontal Width (max) 922 km (from just west of Brest to border with Germany northeast of Strasbourg)
Vertical Length (max) 959 km (from northeast of Calais to Andorra)
Note: Maximum lengths and widths are point-to-point, straight-line measurements from a Mercator map projection, and will vary some using other map projections Bordering Countries (8) Andorra, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Monaco.
Regions (continental France) (22)
Alsace, Aquitaine, Auvergne, Basse-Normandie, Bourgogne, Bretagne, Centre-Val de Loire, Champagne-Ardenne, Corse, Franche-Comte, Haute-Normandie, Ile-de-France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Limousin, Lorraine, Midi-Pyrenees, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Pays de la Loire, Picardie, Poitou-Charentes, Provence-Alpes Cote d'Azur and Rhone-Alpes
Map of France Regions here!
Regions (largest by population) Ile-de-France, 11,371,000 (2006 est)
Regions (largest) Midi-Pyrenees, 45,348 sq km
 Highest Point Mount Blanc, 4,807 meters
 Lowest Point Rhone River delta along the Mediterranean Sea, -2 meters
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