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SCIENCE / GEOGRAPHY
List: Top Ten Highest Mountains in France
Date: 2008
Source: La Geographie
Base: All mountains in France whose summits may be considered individual mountains as opposed to subsidiary peaks.
Notes: Translated from a table called 'Les dix plus hauts sommets de France' - which would translate as 'highest summits' rather than mountains.
Notes on measurement: By convention, mountains are always measured above sea level.
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Rank
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Mountain
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Height in metres
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Location
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1.
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Mont Blanc
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4,807
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Haute-Savoie
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2.
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Mont Maudit
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4,465
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Haute-Savoie
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3.
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Dome du Gouter
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4,304
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Haute-Savoie
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4.
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Mt Blanc du Tacul
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4,248
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Haute-Savoie
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5.
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Grandes Jorasses
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4,208
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Haute-Savoie
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6.
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Aiguille Verte
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4,122
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Haute-Savoie
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7.
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Barre des Ecrins
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4,102
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Isere/Hautes-Alpes
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8.
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Aiguille de Bionnassay
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4,051
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Haute-Savoie
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9.
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Les Droites
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4,000
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Haute-Savoie
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10.
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La Meije
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3,985
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Isere/Hautes-Alpes
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