Question

What is the height of Mont Blanc?
A. 4800 metres
B.4807 metres
C.4950 metres
D.4988 metres

Answer 1

Hint: The name Mont Blanc means ‘white mountain’. The highest mountain in the Alps and in Western Europe is the Mont Blanc.

Complete answer: The Mont Blanc is located between the Aosta Valley, Italy, the Rhones-Alpes, France and the Valais. It has a height of 4,807 metres. Mount Everest is the parent peak of Mont Blanc. Courmayeur, Saint Gervais-les- Bains and Chamonix are the three towns that border Mont Blanc. Charmoix was the first to hold the Winter Olympics in 1924.The temperature of the mountain depends on the altitude. Throughout the year precipitation is distributed evenly. Mont Blanc provides an excellent opportunity for hiking, skiing,rock climbing and mountaineering. The best time for these mountaineering sports are between late June to early October. The summit of Mont Blanc has a permanent ice cap. A number of notable species of flora are observed in these mountains. The Mont Blanc consists of many mammal species including deer, mountain hare. The Mont Blanc at present has become an attractive tourist destination.Every year around 6 million people come to visit here. Most tourists come to Mont Blanc to enjoy the winter sports.

So, the correct answer is option B.

Note: Mont Blanc is notorious for many tragedies. It has witnessed two fatal airplane crashes. The Air India flight 245 in 1990 and Air India flight 101 in 1966. In the 1966 crash ‘the father of India’s nuclear programme’ Homi. J. Bhabha was killed. Both the planes due to miscalculation of descent by the pilots before approaching Geneva airport.