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Where is Mont Blanc?

Chamonix Mont Blanc; ; Blanc (Mont) is called bianco Peak in Italian. Mont Blanc

Mont Blanc is the highest peak in the Alps and western Europe, with an altitude of 48 10.90 meters. French means "silvery white mountain peak". Located on the border between France and Italy. It extends about 48km from Little Saint Bernard Pass to the north, with the widest point of 16km, including 9 peaks above 4000m, such as Tagulblanc, Modi, Eirgil, Duolun and Welter. This mountain consists of crystalline rocks. Mont Blanc is a towering terrain, influenced by the west wind all the year round, with abundant precipitation. There is snow in winter and it doesn't melt in summer. Snow covers here, and glaciers develop. About 200 square kilometers are covered by glaciers and slide down the hillside. There is the famous Med Glacier on the French side of the northwest slope, and the Miajie and Bulunwa Glaciers on the Italian side of the southeast slope. There is a scientific research experimental station. Mont Blanc is a mountain climbing resort with cable cars and winter sports facilities. With majestic peaks and beautiful scenery, it is the largest tourist center in the Alps. There is a highway tunnel under Mont Blanc, starting from the desert valley in France and ending in Courmayeur, Italy, with a length of 1 1.6km. France and Italy started construction in 1958 and 1959 respectively, digging from both ends, and met in August of 1962 and 1959. Mountains and the highest peak in Europe (4807m [1577 1 ft]). Located in the Alps, this mountain extends along the French-Italian border and enters Switzerland. It extends about 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest from Martini, Switzerland, with a maximum width of 16 kilometers (10 mile). The highest peak is in France. The mountains are surrounded by the Grean Alps (south), Chamonix Valley and Savoy Alps (west), Benning Alps (northeast) and Kumaye Valley (east). Other major peaks in Thakur are Mont Blanc, Maudie, Giang, Grand Jolas, Dolente and Nanfeng. About 100 square kilometers (40 square miles) of Mount Bailang is covered with glaciers (hence the name "White Mountain"). Some glaciers descended from the central ice mound to below 1, 490 meters (4,900 feet). Mer de Glace, the second largest glacier in the Alps, reached an altitude of 1 0,250 meters (4 100 feet) in 1930. /kloc-at the beginning of the 0/7th century, glaciers pushed to the bottom of Chamonix Valley, destroying or burying cultivated land and houses. Since then, glaciers have moved forward and retreated from time to time.