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    Photos: Mont Blanc mountain in France reopens for tourists

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    Photos: Mont Blanc mountain in France reopens for tourists

    The mountain range is popular for hiking, climbing, trail running, skiing & snowboarding


    Published:  July 22, 2020 12:52 Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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    The Bossons Glacier of the Mont Blanc massif is pictured in Chamonix, France. Mont Blanc is the second-highest mountain in Europe after Mount Elbrus. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Tourists wearing masks take a look at the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent. It is the highest mountain in the Alps, and rises 4,808 metres above sea level and is the eleventh-most prominent peak in the world. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Many of the mountain range's famous sites are accessible by train or cable car. A cable car departing from Chamonix takes you to the Aiguille du Midi, at an altitude of 3,842 m, in only 20 minutes. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Mont Blanc mountain range is the perfect place to admire fantastic high mountain landscapes, with its glaciers, its peaks and its snowy summits. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Mont Blanc massif is 46 kilometres long and lies in a southwest to northeasterly direction across the borders of France (Haute-Savoie and Savoie), Italy (Aosta Valley) and Switzerland (western Valais). At its widest point the massif is 20 km across. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Tourists and alpinists visit the Aiguille du Midi near the Mont Blanc in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    A paraglider flies over the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Bossons Glacier of the Mont-Blanc massif. The mountain range is popular for outdoor activities like hiking, climbing, trail running and winter sports like skiing, and snowboarding. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Tourists take a selfie with the Mont Blanc mountain from Le Brevent. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Brevent cable car is pictured near the Mont Blanc, in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    Alpinists walk on a glacier at the Aiguille du Midi near the Mont Blanc in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Brevent cable car is pictured near the Mont Blanc, in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS
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    The Aiguille du Midi cable car is pictured near the Mont Blanc, in Chamonix. Image Credit: REUTERS

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