Meygal Explained

Meygal
Elevation:14360NaN0 at Testavoyre
Location:Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Range:Massif Central
Coordinates:45.0547°N 4.1303°W

The Meygal (in occitan Maigal) is a French mountain region, in the Massif Central, Haute-Loire (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes).

Description

It forms the core of the Velay. The highest points are Testavoyre (1436 m, 4590 feet) and Pic du Lizieux (1386 m, 4547 feet).[1] [2] The Meygal is a series of jagged peaks covered by lava flow almost 500 feet thick and 37 miles long. The river Loire traverses the region, and its flow has created gorges more than 1600 feet deep.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Le Testavoyre (1436m), massif du Meygal. altituderando.com. 17 January 2017.
  2. Web site: 1.11 Meygal. Atlas des Paysages d’Auvergne - DREAL. Auvergne. 23 June 2013. auvergne.gouv.fr. 17 January 2017.
  3. Baynes, Thomas Spencer, ed. Loire, Haute, in The Encyclopaedia Britannica: a dictionary of arts, sciences, and general literature. Vol. 14. JM Stoddart, 1878. p817