SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the name of the highest point in the Alps?
A
Mont Blanc
B
Mount Versailles
C
Pikes Peak
D
English Mountains
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Mont Blanc, Italian Monte Bianco, mountain massif and highest peak (15, 771 feet [4, 807 metres]) in Europe. Located in the Alps, the massif lies along the French-Italian border and reaches into Switzerland.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Massif of Mont Blanc (Massif du Mont-Blanc) is a group of mountains of Western Alps, 400km², located between the Aosta Valley, Italy, the Rhones-Alpes, France and the Valais, Switzerland where the highest peak rises in Western Europe, which culminates at 4, 810m.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mont Blanc (i.e. “White Mountain", Italian: Monte Bianco) is the highest summit of Western Europe, on the border between France and Italy. The mountain can be approached from Chamonix in France and from Courmayeur in Italy: see those pages for amenities and activities around the Mont Blanc massif.

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