Argentière Glacier
The Argentière Glacier is a glacier lying perpendicular to the Chamonix valley above the village of Argentière in Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France.
Sallanches is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department with a population of over 16,000 residents. Mont-Blanc facing, the city is a necessary step towards the most well known alps towns as Chamonix, Megève or Saint-Gervais-les-Bains. Sallanches is also one of the cities of the Arve Valley, made popular by the presence of many high-tech industries.
Population: 16,725
Latitude: 45° 56' 39.23" N
Longitude: 6° 37' 53.83" E
The Argentière Glacier is a glacier lying perpendicular to the Chamonix valley above the village of Argentière in Haute-Savoie département, south-eastern France.
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Val Ferret is the name of the two valleys departing from the Col Ferret on the border between Italy and Switzerland, on the southern side the Mont Blanc Massif.
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Col des Montets (elevation 1,461 m or 4,793 ft) is a mountain pass in the French Alps in the Haute-Savoie department of France.
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The Trient Glacier (French: Glacier du Trient) is a 4.3 km long glacier (2007) situated in the Mont Blanc Massif in the canton of Valais in Switzerland.
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