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Andorra is a small, landlocked country in southwestern Europe, located in the eastern Pyrenees mountain range and bordered by Spain and France. With an area of 468 km², it is the sixth smallest country in Europe and also the largest of the European microstates. Andorra consists predominantly of rugged mountains, the highest being the Coma Pedrosa at , and the average elevation of Andorra is .〔Atlas of Andorra (1991), Andorran Government. . 〕 These are dissected by three narrow valleys in a Y shape that combine into one as the main stream, the Gran Valira river, leaves the country for Spain (at Andorra's lowest point of ). Andorra's climate is similar to that of its neighbours' temperate climates, but its higher elevation means there is, on average, more snow in winter, lower humidity, and it is slightly cooler in summer. There are, on average, 300 days per year of sunshine. Phytogeographically, Andorra belongs to the Atlantic European province of the Circumboreal Region within the Boreal Kingdom. According to the WWF, the territory of Andorra belongs to the ecoregion of Pyrenees conifer and mixed forests. Landslides and avalanches are the main natural hazards. There are frequent earthquakes below Richter magnitude 2. There is no historical record of any damaging earthquakes in Andorra, but the Andorran government has studied the possibility of a future one.〔(Conseqüències per a Andorra d'un possible terratrèmol ), Programa dactivitats tardor 08, ''el Centre Andorra Sostenible'', Govern d'Andorra, p.16. 〕 ==Mountains== All of Andorra is mountainous, and in total, there are 65 mountain peaks.〔Andorra – The Principality in Figures (2007), p.16, ''Andorra Turisme / Department of Studies and Statistics''〕 The highest mountain is Coma Pedrosa, which rises to in the northwest of Andorra near the French and Spanish borders. Along the border with France, from west to east, the highest mountains are Pic de Médécourbe (), which is the western tripoint international boundary of Andorra, France, and Spain, Pic de Cataperdis () and Pic de Tristaina (), Pic de Font Blanca () in the northwest; Pic de Siguer (), Pic de la Serrera () and Pic d'Anrodat () in the north; and Pic de Noé (), Pic de la Cabaneta () and Roc Mélé () in the east. Along the border with Spain, from west to east, the highest mountains are Pic de Médécourbe (), Pic de Coma Pedrosa (), Port de Cabús () and Pic dels Llacs () in the west; Pic Negre (), Torre dels Soldats (), and Pic de la Portelleta () in the south. In the east, near where the borders of the two countries meet, lies Pic d’Envalira () and Pic dels Pessons (). A lake, Estany de l'Estanyó, and a mountain, Pic de l’Estanyó () lie just east of El Serrat and are accessible only by hiking trail. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Geography of Andorra」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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