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France

The top 10 natural landmarks of France — real photos, locations and fascinating facts for every wonder.

Mont Blanc, French Alps
Mountains

Mont Blanc

French Alps

Mont Blanc is a mountain in the Alps, rising 4,807.3 m above sea level, located right at the Franco-Italian border. It is the highest mountain in Europe outside the Caucasus Mountains, the second-most prominent mountain in Europe, and the 11th most prominent mountain in the world.

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At 4,808 m, the highest peak in the Alps and in Western Europe.

Verdon Gorge, Provence
Canyons

Verdon Gorge

Provence

The Verdon Gorge is a river canyon located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is about 25 km (15.5 mi) long and up to 700 metres (0.4 mi) deep.

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A turquoise river canyon up to 700 m deep, often called Europe's Grand Canyon.

Dune of Pilat, Arcachon Bay
Coasts

Dune of Pilat

Arcachon Bay

The Dune of Pilat, also called Grande Dune du Pilat, is the tallest sand dune in Europe. It is located in La Teste-de-Buch in the Arcachon Bay area, France, 60 km (37.2 mi) southwest of Bordeaux along France's Atlantic coastlines.

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The tallest sand dune in Europe, rising over 100 m above the Atlantic.

Calanques National Park, near Marseille
Coasts

Calanques National Park

near Marseille

Calanques National Park is a French national park located on the Mediterranean coast in Bouches-du-Rhône, Southern France, slightly west of the French Riviera.

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Steep limestone inlets plunging into brilliant blue Mediterranean waters.

Mer de Glace, Chamonix
Glaciers

Mer de Glace

Chamonix

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 second longest in the Alps after the Aletsch Glacier.I can no otherwise convey to you an image of this body of ice, broken into irregular ridges and deep chasms than by comparing it to waves instantaneously frozen in the midst of a violent storm.

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France's largest glacier, a slow river of ice on the slopes of Mont Blanc.

Gavarnie Falls, Pyrenees
Waterfalls

Gavarnie Falls

Pyrenees

The Gavarnie Falls is a tiered waterfall in France. With its overall drop of 422 metres, it is the highest waterfall in mainland France.

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Mainland France's highest waterfall, tumbling 422 m from a glacial cirque.

Camargue, Rhône delta
Wetlands

Camargue

Rhône delta

The Camargue is a coastal region in southern France located south of the city of Arles, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône river delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western is the Petit Rhône.

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A vast delta of lagoons and marshes famous for wild horses and flamingos.

Étretat, Normandy
Coasts

Étretat

Normandy

Étretat is a commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of Northwestern France. It is a tourist and farming town situated about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Le Havre, at the junction of the D 940, D 11 and D 139 roads.

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White chalk cliffs sculpted into dramatic natural arches and a needle.

Puy de Dôme, Auvergne
Volcanoes

Puy de Dôme

Auvergne

Puy de Dôme is a lava dome and one of the youngest volcanoes in the Chaîne des Puys region of Massif Central in central France. This chain of volcanoes including numerous cinder cones, lava domes and maars is far from the edge of any tectonic plate.

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A lava-dome volcano crowning a chain of dormant peaks in central France.

Lake Annecy, Haute-Savoie
Lakes

Lake Annecy

Haute-Savoie

Lake Annecy is a perialpine lake in Haute-Savoie in France. It is named after the city of Annecy, which marks the start of the Thiou, Lake Annecy's outflow river.

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An alpine lake renowned as one of the cleanest in Europe.