Mer de Glace

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Mer de Glace
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“The Mer de Glace is a valley glacier located on the northern slopes of the Mont Blanc massif, in the French Alps. It is 7.5 km long and 200 metres (660 ft) deep, but when all its tributary glaciers are taken into account, it can be regarded as the longest and largest glacier in France, and the…”
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