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Ordesa Valley

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The Ordesa Valley is a glacial valley in Aragon, in the Spanish Pyrenees, forming part of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park. It is about 11 kilometers long, was first discovered in 1820, and was not mapped in detail until roughly the 1920s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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National Park or Reserve 1
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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

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Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Ordesa Valley
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Source Wikidata: Ordesa Valley
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1. Ordesa Valley (Wikipedia)
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The Ordesa Valley is a glacial valley in Aragon, in the Spanish Pyrenees which forms part of the Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park.
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