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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).
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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.
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bane_petkovic 14 months ago | reply
Fantastično izgleda. Ekstra fotka.
G. For. 14 months ago | reply
Wonderful
Michael Taggart Photography 14 months ago | reply
What an amazing shot!
shaire productions 14 months ago | reply
fantastic scene
tozofoto 14 months ago | reply
...lenyűgöző szépség...!!:-))
Marijke M2011 14 months ago | reply
Interesting place. Again captured great. The light is perfect as always.
Toni Mauri 14 months ago | reply
Hermosa fotografía y excelente composición!
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~~J 14 months ago | reply
Outstanding capture of this wonderful area!
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Li-Fang, Lin 14 months ago | reply
Great work ! beautiful picture .
vaskos66 14 months ago | reply
Wonderful capture !
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welshmanwandering1 14 months ago | reply
WOW!!!! I was here many years ago, hopefully I will get there one day again.
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olivier.jeannin 12 months ago | reply
very nice pic!
Cassiopée2010 9 months ago | reply
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