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Le Tour topographic map

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Name: Le Tour topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Le Tour, Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Bonneville, Upper Savoy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Metropolitan France, 74400, France (45.98269 6.92593 46.02269 6.96593)

Average elevation: 1,811 m

Minimum elevation: 1,250 m

Maximum elevation: 2,852 m

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