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The ''Col du Géant'' (''Giant Pass'') at 3,356 meters is the main passage of the [[Mont Blanc massif]] between [[Courmayeur]] in the [[Aosta Valley]] and [[Chamonix-Mont Blanc]] in the [[Arve Valley]]. On the [[France|French]] side, to the north is the [[Glacier du Géant]] which overlooks the [[Mer de Glace]].
==Geography==
The pass is between the peaks of the [[Tour Ronde]] and the [[Dent du Géant]]. Near the pass are [[Pointe Helbronner]] and the [[Torino Hut]].
There is a border dispute between France and [[Italy]], similar to that which concerns the summit of [[Mont Blanc]]. Italian maps depict the border line on the pass, while on the French maps it passes a hundred meters to the south, the pass being entirely on French territory. This dispute was revived in 2015, following a ban on access to the Giant glacier from the Torino refuge, by the municipality of Chamonix.
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of Haute-Savoie]]
[[Category:Mountains of Aosta Valley]]
[[Category:Haute-Savoie geography stubs]]
==Geography==
The pass is between the peaks of the [[Tour Ronde]] and the [[Dent du Géant]]. Near the pass are [[Pointe Helbronner]] and the [[Torino Hut]].
There is a border dispute between France and [[Italy]], similar to that which concerns the summit of [[Mont Blanc]]. Italian maps depict the border line on the pass, while on the French maps it passes a hundred meters to the south, the pass being entirely on French territory. This dispute was revived in 2015, following a ban on access to the Giant glacier from the Torino refuge, by the municipality of Chamonix.
[[Category:Mountain passes of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of the Alps]]
[[Category:Mountains of Haute-Savoie]]
[[Category:Mountains of Aosta Valley]]
[[Category:Haute-Savoie geography stubs]]
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