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Mont Blanc (French) or Monte Bianco (Italian), meaning "White Mountain", is the highest mountain in the Alps, Western Europe and the European Union. It rises 4,810.45 m (15,782 ft)[2] above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence. It is also sometimes known as La Dame blanche (French for "the White Lady") or Il Bianco (Italian for "the White One").

The mountain lies between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Haute-Savoie, France and the location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the Arve Valley in France.

The two most famous towns near Mont Blanc are Courmayeur in Aosta Valley, Italy, and Chamonix in Haute-Savoie, France—the site of the first Winter Olympics. A cable car ascends and crosses the mountain from Courmayeur to Chamonix.

Begun in 1957 and completed in 1965, the 11.6 km (7¼ mi) Mont Blanc Tunnel runs beneath the mountain between these two countries and is one of the major trans-Alpine transport routes.

The Mont Blanc massif is popular for mountaineering, hiking, skiing and snowboarding.

The summit of Mont Blanc is a thick, perennial ice and snow dome whose thickness varies, so no exact and permanent summit elevation can be determined. But accurate measurements have been made. For a long time its official elevation was 4,807 m (15,771 ft). Then in 2002, the IGN and expert surveyors, with the aid of GPS technology, measured it to be 4,810.40 m (15,782 ft 2 in).

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc

The Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps.

The cable car to the summit, the Téléphérique de l'Aiguille du Midi, was built in 1955 and held the title of the world's highest cable car for about two decades. It still holds the record as the highest vertical ascent cable car in the world, from 1,035 m to 3,842 m. There are two sections: from Chamonix to Plan de l'Aiguille at 2,317 m and then directly, without any support pillar, to the upper station at 3,777 m (the building contains an elevator to the summit). The span of the second section is 2,867 m measured directly, but only 2,500 m measured horizontally. It thus still is the second longest span width, measured directly.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aiguille_du_Midi

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  1. Milovanović Marko, Olydoll, Denis Romanov, stevenbertin, and 299 other people added this photo to their favorites.

  2. Olydoll (16 months ago | reply)

    amazing!

  3. Denis Romanov (16 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic light and shapes

  4. fridgeirsson (16 months ago | reply)

    Magnificient.

  5. Tulay Emekli (16 months ago | reply)

    Incredibly beautiful Katarina.Majestic!!!

  6. Prasanna Gururajan (16 months ago | reply)

    great mountainscape......

  7. niK10d (16 months ago | reply)

    Like it in square format, kind of a yin&yang natural design

  8. Topshaman (16 months ago | reply)

    Amazing light and colour. Looks like an ice cream!

  9. Sappho et amicae (16 months ago | reply)

    Vrlo kreativno.
    Fantastičano istančan osećaj za kolorit.

  10. Luca Santoro Photography © (16 months ago | reply)

    Fabulous composition and shot Katarina !!!

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  12. Viajante intencional (16 months ago | reply)

    Superbe composition et lumière, on doit être une place très jolie!

  13. TQTran (16 months ago | reply)

    Such a superb capture!

  14. Story Teller-49 (16 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful color and detail ! Very nice Katarina !

  15. Baab1 (16 months ago | reply)

    Wicked image my friend. Bravo!

  16. Iqbal.Khatri (16 months ago | reply)

    Amazing light and colour !!

  17. Marinyu.. (16 months ago | reply)

    Tejszínhab csokidarabokkal....Cream foam with choc pieces.

  18. atsjebosma (16 months ago | reply)

    beautiful light and composition, love it!!

  19. Brandon C. Watson (16 months ago | reply)

    Love the forms, lights and colors. Nice work!
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  20. Dani℮l (16 months ago | reply)

    Nicely composed...a beauty!

  21. IgorK54 (16 months ago | reply)

    Opet izuzetna fotka.

  22. Ed_Winchester (16 months ago | reply)

    This is beautiful.

  23. Marijke M2011 (16 months ago | reply)

    What an amazing beauty. I admire your work!
    Thank you for your visit.

  24. a_kindredspirit (16 months ago | reply)

    Wow!!!! Amazing reflected light on amazing snow and mountain formation, Katarina!

  25. mherika60 (16 months ago | reply)

    Hihetetlen!

  26. ibrahem N. ALNassar (16 months ago | reply)

    Amazing, beautiful capture!!!

  27. Magzbee (16 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

  28. nature photographer. (16 months ago | reply)

    Magnificent shot.! Have a great day ahead my friend!

  29. dorena-wm (16 months ago | reply)

    Absolut beeindruckend.

  30. .Guru. (16 months ago | reply)

    awesome!

  31. JP-ZMR (16 months ago | reply)

    Jolie composition!

  32. papdineagi (16 months ago | reply)

    Micsoda látvány!

  33. klaus53 (16 months ago | reply)

    i think you fell in love with the alps.... :))

  34. tuffi. (16 months ago | reply)

    Desszert!

  35. nadigal (16 months ago | reply)

    Amazing image!! Looks fantastic against the sky!!

  36. Pampara  back!! (16 months ago | reply)

    excellent! Great details and light!!
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  37. nègFoto (16 months ago | reply)

    this is an amazing shot.
    fave!!!

  38. Belén Losas (16 months ago | reply)

    Fantastica con el contraste del blanco y el cielo

  39. RaffaLUCE (16 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful composition and exposure. The shapes and tones are really nice.

  40. Vaeltaja (16 months ago | reply)

    Brilliant image.

  41. visual guy (16 months ago | reply)

    One majestic image!

  42. Jedidi (16 months ago | reply)

    Fantastica!

  43. anrapu (16 months ago | reply)

    very beatifull!!!!!!!!!!!!

  44. Noro8 (16 months ago | reply)

    Nice lighting... Great shot!

  45. bane_petkovic (16 months ago | reply)

    Neodoljivo me podseća na dobar sladoled :)
    Odlična fotka.

  46. TheFella (16 months ago | reply)

    Gorgeous clarity!

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