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Re: Mountains
From:
Vincent ANDRES <[log in to unmask]>
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Maps and Air Photo Systems Forum <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Thu, 25 Jan 1996 14:01:53 EST
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>Hello
>I am trying to find the official highest mountain for Switzerland and
>Italy. For Italy is this Monte Bianco (The Italian name for Mont Blanc) on
>the Franch/Italian border or is it Monto Rosa (The Italian name for the
>Swiss Dufourspitze) on the Italian/Swiss brder.
>
>
Hello,
 
For Italy, the highest mountain is the same as for France :
Monte Bianco at 4807 m.
For Swiss, it's Monte Rosa at 4633 m.
To my knowledge, Monte Bianco is the highest mountain in the European Alps,
and the Monte Rosa is the second.
(I did climb both).
 
Vincent
 
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