Aiguilles de la Penaz | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,688 m (8,819 ft) |
Listing | Alpine mountains 2500-2999 m |
Coordinates | 45°44′41″N06°41′58″E / 45.74472°N 6.69944°E Coordinates: 45°44′41″N06°41′58″E / 45.74472°N 6.69944°E |
Geography | |
Parent range | Beaufortain Massif |
The Aiguilles de la Penaz (2,688 m) is a mountain in the Beaufortain Massif in Haute-Savoie, France.
Haute-Savoie is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Geneva and Switzerland; to the south and southeast are the Mont Blanc and Aravis mountain ranges.
France, officially the French Republic, is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral regions span a combined area of 643,801 square kilometres (248,573 sq mi) and a total population of 67.02 million. France is a unitary semi-presidential republic with its capital in Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre. Other major urban areas include Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Bordeaux, Lille and Nice.
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