![]() One more outstanding peak of the Mont Blanc Massif is Mont Maudit having the altitude of 4465 meters and separating Rhône-Alpes region in France from the Aosta Valley located in Italy. Connecting two countries, the tunnel has an average traffic of 5000 vehicles per day. In 1965 a tunnel with a length of 11 kilometers carved through Mont Blanc was inaugurated. Since then the closest towns of Courmayeur (Italy) and Chamonix (France) have been servicing thousands of tourists coming for mountaineering and alpine skis (maybe "skiing"?). The first mention about of the Mont Blanc ascent is dated 8 August 1786. And it can't do without some amusing incidents: in 2015 both Italian and French representatives regularly shifted the border-marks up to 100-150 meters, sometimes even using bulldozers. However, due to the development of tourism, both countries are eager to gain the most profitable sections of the mountain surface. The 1860 act and attached maps are still legally valid for both the French and Italian governments. In 1861 a demarcation agreement was signed defining Mont Blanc as the border between France and Italy. Within the period of the up-coming wars, these lands were continuously passing from one to the other side. Later, in 1723 it became a part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. Formerly, the entire mountain was within the Duchy of Savoy. Actually, even now the countries can not clarify the ownership of this great natural monument. From both languages (Mont Blanc and Monte Bianco) the name is translated as "the White Mountain". Thus, when it is referred to Asia, Montblanc is truly the highest peak in Europe, but in case Elbrus belongs to Europe, Montblanc moves to the second place.Īs well as Elbrus, Montblanc lies on the border, separating France and Italy. The point is that the famous Elbrus measured 5642 meters is situated on the border between Europe and Asia. However, even this chart rating may be disputed. In spite of all this, Mont Blanc is still the highest point in Europe. Such deviations are the results of rock movement and ice melting. The latest measurements carried out by French scientists in 2015 estimated the altitude to be 4808 meters above sea level. Within the period between 20 the height gained 55 centimeters, and two years afterwards it decreased by the same amount. The officially recognized altitude of the mountain is 4810 meters, even though it is not stable. Mont Blanc, being both a separate mountain and a mountain range stretching throughout 50 kilometers, is situated in the very heart of the Alps. Originating from the French cost of the Mediterranean, not far from Nice, and stretching all the way through the territory of Switzerland, Italy, former Yugoslavia, Germany and Austria, with its end near the Pannonian plain, the Alps are the greatest and most famous mountain range of Europe.
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