GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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St. Gothard road Tunnel
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Mont Blanc Tunnel
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Mersey (Queens way) Tunnel
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Orange Fish rivers Tunnel
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Detailed explanation-1: -Mont Blanc Tunnel, major Alpine automotive tunnel connecting France and Italy. It is 11.7 km (7.3 miles) long and crosses under the highest mountain in Europe, Mont Blanc.
Detailed explanation-2: -Simplon Tunnel, railway tunnel from Iselle, Italy, to Brig, Switzerland, one of the longest railway tunnels in the world and one of history’s great engineering feats. Running about 20 km (12.5 miles) long, it was the largest of the great Alpine tunnels when it opened to traffic in 1906.
Detailed explanation-3: -On 24 March 1999 a dramatic fire occurred in the Mont Blanc tunnel between France and Italy. It was initiated by a heavy goods vehicle which stopped near the middle of the tunnel and immediately burst into flames. The fire spread over 34 vehicles and was finally extinguished after 53 hours.