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Blanc, Mont
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Blanc, Mont: see Mont Blanc Mont Blanc , Alpine massif, on the French-Italian border, SE of Geneva. One of its several peaks, also called Mont Blanc (15,771 ft/4,807 m), is the highest peak in France and the second highest in Europe.
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Blanc, Mont

 Italian Monte Bianco

Mountain massif, Europe. Located in the Alps on the borders of France, Italy, and Switzerland, it is Europe's highest peak, at 15,771 ft (4,807 m). It was first climbed in 1786 by Michel-Gabriel Paccard and Jacques Balmat. Mont Blanc Tunnel, 7.3 mi (11.7 km) long and one of the longest vehicular tunnels in the world, connects France with Italy. The region has become a major tourist and winter sports centre.
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Easily accessible from Turin, Milan and Geneva airports, or by car through the Mont Blanc tunnel, and surrounded by some of the biggest peaks in Europe, Aosta Valley boasts outstanding scenery under the watchful eye of Monte Bianco (Mont Blanc 4810m), Monte Rosa (4634m) and the Matterhorn (4478m).
Leo is set to serve up a real taste of the Alps; Chef out to lure ... by Birmingham Mail (England)
The Monte Bianco Toothbrush replaces just the very head of the brush and you can buy three heads for under three pounds from ecotopia.
Cleaning up on toothbrush waste; In association with Environment ... by Evening Gazette (Middlesbrough, England)
From Parco Nazionale del Gran Paradiso (Gran Paradiso National Park) to Valle d''Aosta, to Monte Bianco (the highest peak in Europe), there is a series of wonderful pathways for hikers and walkers who will find that traversing the Western Alps to be the experience of a lifetime.
Hiking in Italy's Western Alps by Vigi Floyd / Travel, recreation and leisure community
 
 
 
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