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FILE: An alpinist heads down a ridge on the Aiguille du Midi towards the Vallee Blanche on the Mont Blanc massif, in the Alps, near Chamonix, 12 October 2011

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Video. Visitors rush to see France's largest glacier before it disappears

Updated: 27/08/2024 - 14:15 GMT+2

A new Glaciorium climate and glacier interpretation centre will show the evolution of glaciers and our relationship with them.

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