Geography of Languedoc-Roussillon
The area Languedoc-Roussillon does not have a geographical unit and extends on distinct natural units. In north, it includes a portion of the Massif Central then drops gradually towards the east of the delta of the the Rhone and the littoral plain of the Herault, bordered in north by the last reliefs of the Massif Central. Beyond the plain of the Minervois, prolongation of the Seuil of Naurouze says also threshold of Lauragais, the south of the Area is composed of reliefs belonging to the Pyrenean Massif, notched by valleys and bordered in the east by a littoral plain.
Reliefs of the Massif Central
See also: Massif Central
The reliefs belonging to the Massif Central extend on totality from the department from the Lozere, on the North-West of the Gard, the north of the Herault and even the extreme north of the Département of the Aude.
These reliefs culminate with the Mont Lozere to 1.699 m, but still exceed the 1.500m in the north of the Lozere in the Gévaudan. The Lot takes its source between this two highest whole of the north of the area.
They also include/understand in the south of the Batch the Causse of Sauveterre and the Causse Méjean, separate one of the other by the Gorges of the Tarn. More to the south, these reliefs extend on long the barriers from the the Cevennes, which is spread out over the south of the Lozere, the north of the Gard and the Herault, where it includes the south of the Causse of Larzac. It culminates in the solid mass of the Aigoual to 1.565 m of altitude.
It is prolonged by the reliefs of the Escandorgue, of the Espinouse (1152 m), of the Caroux (north-eastern of Herault) and of the Cabardès. The Gard, the Vidourle, the Herault and the Orb go down from the heights of the Cevennes towards the littoral.
The plain
This first broken unit succeeds a second unit made up of hills and plains, drawing an arc of circle along the Gulf of Lions, since the Petit the Rhone to the foot of the Albères, and being prolonged towards the threshold of the Lauragais.
To the foot of the reliefs mentioned above a long intermediate zone extends, to 200-400 m of altitude, the Garrigue S. Downwards is a narrow band of sandy plain, sometimes punctuated of some hills, whose shore is marked out ponds. Bars or Lido S, formed by the Vague work of the S and the currents, separate these ponds from the sea.
The stranding of the east coast a constant problem for the ports. Most important of the ponds are those of Frontignan and Thau for the Low-Languedoc, like that of Bages and Sigean, and that of Leucate for the Roussillon. Along this last, the littoral takes the name of Vermilion Côte.
The Pyrenean part
See also: the Pyrenees
Behind from the Vermilion Côte extends the third and the last together natural from the area. It is about the Mediterranean part of the solid mass of the the Pyrenees. In north the additional solid mass of the Corbières rises, delimited by the river of the Aude and that of the Agly.
Behind course incipient from the Aude is the Pays of Sault, which dominates the furrow of the Fenouillèdes, which goes down towards the littoral. In the south-west of Agly, the relief rises to reach in north the valley of the Têt, 2.921 m with the Pic Carlit and, in the south of this valley, 2.784 m with the Mont Canigou. The high valley of the Small fireclay cup form the Cerdagne. Lastly, in the south of the Vallespir, high Valley of Tech, draws up the Massif of Albères (1 256 m) in contact with the border with the Spain.
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