Mer de Glace ice cave
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The Mer de Glace ice cave is an artificial ice cave in the French department of Haute-Savoie, on the Mont Blanc massif of the French Alps. The cave, which is situated within the Chamonix valley, on the Mer de Glace glacier, has been dug out every year since the middle of the 19th century. This annual renewal is made necessary by the flow of the glacier it sits on. Mer de Glace welcomes approximately 350,000 visitors per year.
1863 Website,
Wikimedia, Wikidata
Q142,
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Location: 45.9288, 6.9226, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
17 places
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Gouffre Jean-Bernard ⓘ
cave in France -

Gouffre Mirolda ⓘ
cave in France -

grotte à Farinet ⓘ
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grotte de Balme ⓘ
cave in France -

Grotte du Cirque du Bout-du-monde ⓘ
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Mer de Glace ice cave ⓘ
Ice cave in France
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galerie des Cristaux ⓘ

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Dolonne Tunnel ⓘ
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Pre-Saint-Didier Tunnel ⓘ
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Traforo del Menouve ⓘ
tunnel in Italy -

tunnel des Chavants ⓘ
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tunnel des Planards ⓘ
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tunnel du Châtelard ⓘ
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tunnel du Grépon ⓘ
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Tunnel des Montets ⓘ
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Great St Bernard Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel on the border of Switzerland and Italy -

Mont Blanc Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel connecting France and Italy
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1863 Mer de Glace ice cave
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Gouffre Jean-Bernard | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Gouffre Mirolda | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte à Farinet | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | grotte de Balme | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotte du Cirque du Bout-du-monde | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | 1863 | Mer de Glace ice cave | ice cave, show cave | Wikidata |
| site | museum | galerie des Cristaux | tunnel, museum | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Dolonne Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Pre-Saint-Didier Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Traforo del Menouve | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | tunnel des Chavants | Autoroutes et tunnel du Mont-Blanc, road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | tunnel des Planards | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | tunnel du Châtelard | road tunnel, railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | tunnel du Grépon | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | 1907 | Tunnel des Montets | road tunnel, railway tunnel, Société nationale des chemins de fer français | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1964 | Great St Bernard Tunnel | international tunnel, toll tunnel, road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1965 | Mont Blanc Tunnel | Autoroutes et tunnel du Mont-Blanc, toll tunnel, base tunnel, international tunnel, road tunnel | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Entrée de la mer de glasse en 2008 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Machine pour creuser la glace de la Mer de Glace | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Dans un tunnel creusé de la Mer de Glace | Commons | ||
| commons | image | White valley 009 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 01 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc - Mer de Glace - JPG | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mer de glace 5 (août 1995) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mer de glace 3 (août 1995) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mer de glace 4 (août 1995) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Grottedeglace | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Down the mountain | Commons | ||





