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What does massif central mean?
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a mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country
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massif central A mountainous plateau in southern France that covers almost one sixth of the country.
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The Massif Central is a range of mountains in the south of France. Many extinct Volcanoes can be found there, the largest concentration in the world with 450 volcanoes. It is separated from the Alps by the valley of the Rhone.
These departments are usually considered as part of the Massif Central: Allier, Ardèche, Aveyron, Cantal, Corrèze, Creuse, Haute-Loire, Haute-Vienne, Loire, Lot, Lozère, and Puy-de-Dôme.
Geography.
The Massif Central is a very important mountain range in France. It is the fourth highest, the Alps, the Pyrénées, and Corsica are higher; Jura, Vosges, Morvan and Ardennes are lower.
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