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How do the Pyrenees connect with the Cantabrian Mountains?

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At their western end, the Pyrenees blend imperceptibly into the Cantabrian Mountains along the northern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. While the two ranges are classified as separate formations, they share a geologically similar origin.12