Vercors Massif

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The Vercors Massif is a rugged limestone plateau and mountain range in southeastern France, known for its dramatic cliffs, deep gorges, and role as a stronghold of the French Resistance during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French Resistance group
limestone plateau
mountain
mountain range
regional natural park
borderedBy Drôme department
Isère department
climate mountain climate
climateInfluence Alpine
Mediterranean
linked to: Mediterranean Basin
contains Combe Laval
Gorges de la Bourne
Mont Aiguille
Plateau du Vercors
linked to: Vercors Massif
containsProtectedArea Vercors Regional Natural Park
linked to: Vercors Massif
country France
drainage Drôme River basin
linked to: Drôme River

Isère River basin
linked to: Isère River
elevation 2341 m
established 1970
geology limestone
hasVegetation alpine meadows
beech forests
coniferous forests
highestPoint Grand Veymont
historicalRole base for Maquis du Vercors
knownFor French Resistance stronghold in World War II
caves
deep gorges
dramatic cliffs
karst landscapes
languageRegion French-speaking region
locatedIn French Alps
southeastern France
locatedInRegion Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
nearestCity Grenoble
notableEvent Vercors uprising of 1944
notableFauna chamois
griffon vulture
ibex
partOf French Prealps
Prealps
tourism outdoor recreation destination
usedFor caving
climbing
hiking
skiing

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Valence locatedNear Vercors Massif
Drôme contains Vercors Regional Natural Park
subject linked to: Drôme department
linked to: Vercors Massif
Vercors Massif containsProtectedArea Vercors Regional Natural Park
linked to: Vercors Massif
Vercors Massif contains Plateau du Vercors
linked to: Vercors Massif
Isère contains Vercors Massif (part)
linked to: Vercors Massif
Drôme knownFor Vercors Massif
Drôme contains Vercors Regional Natural Park
linked to: Vercors Massif
Grésivaudan Valley boundedBy Vercors Massif
Isère containsMountainRange Vercors
subject linked to: Isère department
linked to: Vercors Massif
Maquis notableRegion Vercors Plateau
linked to: Vercors Massif
French Prealps hasPart Vercors Massif
Lionel Terray placeOfDeath Vercors, France
linked to: Vercors Massif
Die locatedNear Vercors Massif
Arrondissement of Die contains Vercors Massif area
linked to: Vercors Massif
Combe Laval locatedIn Vercors Massif
Combe Laval hasViewOf Vercors plateau
linked to: Vercors Massif
Mont Aiguille locatedIn Vercors Massif
Mont Aiguille mountainRange Vercors Massif
Vercors uprising of 1944 location Vercors Massif
Vercors uprising of 1944 location Vercors Plateau
linked to: Vercors Massif
Gorges de la Bourne partOf Vercors Massif
Gorges de la Bourne gatewayTo Vercors plateau
linked to: Vercors Massif
Gorges de la Bourne partOf Vercors Regional Natural Park
linked to: Vercors Massif
Gorges de la Bourne hasViewpointOf Vercors cliffs
linked to: Vercors Massif
Gorges de la Bourne near Vercors plateau
linked to: Vercors Massif
Grand Veymont locatedIn Vercors Massif
Grand Veymont mountainRange Vercors
linked to: Vercors Massif
Grand Veymont highestPointOf Vercors Massif
Grand Veymont summitView Vercors plateau
linked to: Vercors Massif
Fontaine (Isère) locatedNearMassif Vercors Massif
Trièves locatedBetween Vercors Massif
Trièves borderedBy Vercors Massif