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Roland’s Breach

Roland's Breach is the name of a natural gap, 40 m across and 100 m high, at an elevation of 2,804 m in the on the border of Aragón, northern Spain, and , southwestern France.
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  • Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,804 metres
  • Description: foot pass in the Pyrénées on the French–Spanish border
  • Also known as: “Brèche-de-Roland”, “La Breche de Roland”, “La Brèche de Roland”, and “La Brèche de Rolland”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Casque du Marboré and Pointe Bazillac.

Peak
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The , or Casque de Gavarnie or simply le Casque, is a summit, culminating at 3,006 m, located on the crest of three-thousanders in the Monte Perdido Range above on the Franco-Spanish border.

Peak
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is a peak.

Cave
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The , also known by its Spanish names Gruta de Casteret or Gruta Helada de Casteret, is a limestone ice cave, located high in the , within the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cirque de Gavarnie and Circo de Cotatuero.

Locality
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The is a vast cirque in the central , in southwestern , close to the border of . It is within the , the , and the .

Locality
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is a locality.

Village
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is a small village in the department in the Occitanie region in south-western France. It is best known for the Cirque de , a massive glacial cirque in the Pyrenees Mountains, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Roland’s Breach

Latitude
42.69108° or 42° 41′ 28″ north
Longitude
-0.03397° or 0° 2′ 2″ west
Elevation
2,804 metres (9,199 feet)
Open location code
8CJXMXR8+CC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2191612631
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­saddle
Geo­Names ID
2983064
Wiki­data ID
Q2356799
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Vietnamese—“Roland’s Breach” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Breca de Rolando”
  • Aragonese: “Breca de Roldán”
  • Aragonese: “Breca Roldán”
  • Asturian: “Brecha de Roldán”
  • Asturian: “Fienda de Rolando”
  • Basque: “Errolanen Arraila”
  • Catalan: “Bretxa de Roldà”
  • Catalan: “Bretxa de Rotllà”
  • Catalan: “Bretxa de Rotllan”
  • Cebuano: “La Brecha de Rolando”
  • Chinese: “羅蘭之痕”
  • Chinese: “羅蘭豁口”
  • Dutch: “Breche de Roland”
  • Dutch: “Brèche de Roland”
  • Dutch: “La Brèche de Roland”
  • French: “Breche de Roland”
  • French: “Brèche de Roland”
  • German: “Brèche de Roland”
  • Italian: “Breccia di Orlando”
  • Japanese: “ローランの裂け目”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Rolandspasset”
  • Norwegian: “Rolandspasset”
  • Polish: “Brèche de Roland”
  • Romanian: “La Brèche de Roland”
  • Spanish: “Brecha de Rolando”
  • Spanish: “Brecha de Roldan”
  • Spanish: “Brecha de Roldán”
  • Swedish: “Breche de Roland”
  • Swedish: “Brèche de Roland”
  • Ukrainian: “Бреш-де-Роланд”
  • Vietnamese: “Brèche de Roland”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as El Dedo and Plano de Millaris.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Abri de La Brèche de Roland and Riachuelo.

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