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Originally appearing in Volume V05, Page 559 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAUTERETS , a watering-See also:

place of See also:south-western See also:France in the See also:department of Hautes-See also:Pyrenees, 20 M. S. by W. of See also:Lourdes by See also:rail. Pop. (1906) 1030. It lies in the beautiful valley of the Gave de Cauterets, and is well known for its copious thermalsprings. They are chiefly characterized by the presence of See also:sulphur and silicate of soda, and are used in the treatment of diseases of the See also:respiratory See also:organs, See also:rheumatism, skin diseases and many other maladies. Their temperature varies between 750 and 137° F. The springs number twenty-four, and there are nine bathing establishments. Cauterets is a centre for excursions, .the Monne (8935 ft.), the Cabaliros (7655 ft.), the Pic de Chabarrou (9550 ft.), the Vignemale (10,820 ft.), and other summits being in its neighbourhood.

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