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Chamonix

The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. | 2011 | Copyright

Chamonix , town (1990 pop. 10,062), Haute-Savoie dept., E France, at the foot of Mont Blanc. The principal base for climbing Mont Blanc and for visiting the Mer de Glace, it is a popular summer and winter resort. The Chamonix valley was the site of the 1924 Winter Olympics. It has the world's highest (12,605 ft/3,842 m) aerial cable car and is linked by tunnel (7.5 mi/12.1 km) with Courmayeur, Italy.

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Chamonix

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

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	Exploring Chamonix; Standing in the shadow of Mont Blanc, the Alps ski resort... Newspaper article from: South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales); 11/28/2009
	White mountain, green tourism.(travel: CHAMONIX) Magazine article from: Geographical; 10/1/2009
	High society; Chamonix in the French Alps is full of adventurous escapists... Newspaper article from: The Evening Standard (London, England); 1/14/2005