Mont Cenis (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃ s(ə)ni]; Italian: Moncenisio, pronounced [montʃeˈnizjo]) is a massif in Savoie (France) (with an elevation of 3...
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The Mont-Cenis Lake is a lake located in the Mont-Cenis massif at an altitude of 1,974 meters in the municipality of Val-Cenis in France. It is situated...
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Fréjus Rail Tunnel (redirect from Mont Cenis Tunnel)
called Mont Cenis Tunnel) is a rail tunnel of 13.7 km (8.5 mi) length in the European Alps, carrying the Turin–Modane railway through Mont Cenis to an...
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The Mont Cenis Pass Railway operated from 1868 to 1871 (with some interruptions) during the construction of the Fréjus Rail Tunnel through the Alps between...
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The Mont d'Ambin Base Tunnel, also known as the Mont Cenis Base Tunnel, is the largest engineering work of the Lyon–Turin rail link project. Once completed...
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of Mont-Cenis (in Italian: Battaglia del Moncenisio), codenamed Operation Izard (in French: Opération Izard), was a battle fought over Mont-Cenis between...
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2017, it was merged into the new commune Val-Cenis. Jardin botanique de Mont Cenis Mont Cenis Val Cenis Vanoise ski resort Communes of the Savoie department...
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Second Battle of the Alps (section Mont Cenis)
troops of the Folgore recaptured the fort and evicted the French from the Mont-Cenis plateau. The failure of Operation Izard had severe consequences for Doyen's...
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The Mont Cenis was an international express train linking Lyon in France with Milan in Italy. The train was named after the mountain range through which...
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example: the locomotives' shoes were replaced after each journey on the Mont Cenis Pass Railway. Extra brake shoes were fitted to specially designed or adapted...
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exhaustive list, from North to South: Mont Blanc Tunnel Little St Bernard Pass The Saint Nicolas plateau below the Mont Cenis pass Fréjus Road Tunnel Pian del...
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the French Culoz–Modane railway it is often called "Fréjus Railway" or "Mont Cenis Railway". A major landslide in August 2023 forced its closure for most...
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pre-mountainous zones. The oldest names for such passes are Mont (still retained in cases of Mont Cenis and Monte Moro), for it was many ages before this term...
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Ceni or Cenis may refer to: Mont Cenis, a mountain in France Hasinai, a Native American tribe Ceni (surname), the name of several notable people Cenizo...
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were practicable for motor vehicles: the Little Saint Bernard Pass, the Mont Cenis, the Col de Montgenèvre, the Maddalena Pass (Col de Larche) and the Col...
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France in the Mont Cenis range. It has an elevation of 3,612 metres (11,850 ft) above sea level. Pointe de Ronce is located near the Mont Cenis Pass and overlooks...
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Alps along the flanks of Mont Blanc. The pass was used by Napoleon Bonaparte to cross 40,000 troops in 1800. The Mont Cenis pass has been a major commercial...
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The Jardin botanique de Mont Cenis is an alpine botanical garden located on Mont Cenis above the town of Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France...
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Chambéry in France through the Fréjus tunnel or by crossing the Col du Mont Cenis (2083m), and to Briançon, also in France, over the Col de Montgenèvre...
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of Termignon (the seat), Bramans, Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Lanslevillard and Sollières-Sardières. Val-Cenis has a subarctic climate (Köppen climate classification...
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Creek to the northwest; the Mont Cenis Pass to the north, which connects the Cottian Alps with the Graian Alps; Mont Cenis Lake, the Cenischia Valley,...
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The Signal du Petit Mont-Cenis (in Italian Punta Clairy) is a 3,162 m high mountain of the Cottian Alps. The mountain is located in the French departement...
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called "Fréjus Railway" or "Mont Cenis Railway". Despite running under the Fréjus Pass, it is sometimes called the Mont Cenis Railway because, from antiquity...
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useful small airstrip) Termignon Lanslebourg-Mont-Cenis, Lanslevillard (the two villages form the resort Val Cenis) Bessans (popular area for cross-country...
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the tunnel was the world's second-longest, after the 8.5-mile (13.7 km) Mont Cenis Tunnel through the French Alps. It was the longest tunnel in North America...
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Graian Alps (section Mont Blanc group)
the Graioceli Celtic tribe, which dwelled in the area surrounding the Mont Cenis pass and the Viù valley. Other sources claim that the name comes from...
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had taken in violation of his treaties. The Frankish army crossed the Mont Cénis and defeated the Lombard army near Susa. Defeated, Aistulf submitted to...
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du Mont Cenis almost 800m below, as well as several pistes running down to the lake's shore. There is now even more skiing available from Val Cenis as...
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Montgenevre Pass) Dauphiné Alps (from Col du Mont Genevre to Col du Mont Cenis) Graian Alps (from Col du Mont Cenis to the Col Ferret) Chablais Alps (from Lake...
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longest tunnels in the world. Füssen Border Tunnel Mont Cenis Tunnel (railway) and Fréjus road tunnel Mont Blanc Tunnel (road tunnel) Tenda Tunnels (road...
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