Col de Tende, 1871 m

France / Provence-Alpes-Cote-dAzur / Tende /
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Col de Tende (Italian: Colle di Tenda (el. 1870 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps, on the border of France and Italy. It separates the Maritime Alps from the Ligurian Alps. It connects Nice and Tende in Alpes-Maritimes with Cuneo in Piedmont.
A railway tunnel inaugurated in 1898 and a road tunnel inaugurated in 1882 run under the pass. The latter tunnel is 3.2 kilometre long and is among the oldest long road tunnels.
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Coordinates:   44°8'58"N   7°33'42"E
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