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Life in the Pyrenees mountains - roads

Life in the Pyrenees mountains - roads
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  • Life in the Pyrenees mountains - roads
  • Duration: 02:55
  • Exploring the roads in the Pyrenees mountains. To protect roads from avalanches, avalanche deflectors or shelters are used. They act as a bridge and divert the falling snow from the road. Roads which make their way up a mountain tend to weave and zigzag otherwise they would be too steep.
  • Subject:

    Geography

       Topic:

    Mountains

  • Keywords: altitude, avalanche, roads, mountain roads, mountain paths, hairpin bend
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  • Useful as a starting point when discussing mountains or mountain roads. Could use in conjunction with clips 8425, 8427 and 8428.
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  • Clip language : English
  • Aspect ratio : 16x9
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