
The Urbasa Range (''Urbasa mendilerroa'' in
Basque
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and ''Sierra de Urbasa'' in
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) is a mountain range of western
Navarre
Navarre (; es, Navarra ; eu, Nafarroa ), officially the Chartered Community of Navarre ( es, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, links=no ; eu, Nafarroako Foru Komunitatea, links=no ), is a foral autonomous community and province in northern Spain, ...
, Spain, part of the
Basque Mountains. Its highest point is the 1,183-metre-high Baiza.
Urbasa is a
karstic
Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant r ...
range where numerous
nummulites fossils have been found.
[A. Borja and M. Collins, ''Oceanography and marine environment of the Basque Country'', ]
Together with the neighboring
Andia range, Urbasa is part of the Urbasa-Andia Natural Park.
Peaks
# Baiza 1,183 m.
# Iruaitzeta 1,144 m.
# Santa Marina 1,068 m.
# Bargagain 1,157 m.
References
External links
Urbasa-Andia Natural Park
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Basque Mountains
Mountains of Navarre