Petite Aiguille Verte

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Petite Aiguille Verte
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Petite Aiguille Verte
Location in France
Highest point
Elevation 3,512 m (11,522 ft)
Coordinates 45°56′52″N06°57′31″E / 45.94778°N 6.95861°E / 45.94778; 6.95861 Coordinates: 45°56′52″N06°57′31″E / 45.94778°N 6.95861°E / 45.94778; 6.95861
Geography
Location Haute-Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France
Parent range Mont Blanc Massif

The Petite Aiguille Verte (3,512m) is a mountain in the Mont Blanc Massif of the French Alps.

Mountain A large landform that rises fairly steeply above the surrounding land over a limited area

A mountain is a large landform that rises above the surrounding land in a limited area, usually in the form of a peak. A mountain is generally steeper than a hill. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces or volcanism. These forces can locally raise the surface of the earth. Mountains erode slowly through the action of rivers, weather conditions, and glaciers. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in huge mountain ranges.

French Alps part of the Alps mountain range in France

The French Alps are the portions of the Alps mountain range that stand within France, located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regions. While some of the ranges of the French Alps are entirely in France, others, such as the Mont Blanc massif, are shared with Switzerland and Italy.

It is located between the Mer de Glace and Argentiere Glacier, and can be climbed from the Grands Montets cable car. [1]

Mer de Glace glacier

The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres (660 ft) deep but, when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.

I can no otherwise convey to you an image of this body of ice, broken into irregular ridges and deep chasms than by comparing it to waves instantaneously frozen in the midst of a violent storm.

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