Monument to Horace Bénédict de Saussure and Jacques Balmat. Chamonix. French Alps. Rhône Alpes. Haute Savoie. France

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Monument to Horace Bénédict de Saussure (swiss aristocrat from 18 century, physicist, considered founder of alpinisme) and Jacques Balmat (who made the second climb to the Mont Blanc at 1787). Chamonix-Mont-Blanc (1042 m. above sea level) at the foot of the Mont-Blanc (the highest peak in western Europe at 4807 m.) French Alps. Rhône Alpes. Haute Savoie. France

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Size: 5150px × 3446px
Location: Chamonix. French Alps. Rhône Alpes. Haute Savoie. France
Photo credit: © Miguel A. Muñoz Pellicer / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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