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Surveyors from the French department of Haute-Savoie announced the new official height of the peak in the French Alps on Thursday.
The height variations could reflect variations in summer rainfall and have been observed in the past, Jean des Garets, president of the Chamber of Surveyors, said at a news conference in Chamonix, France. “Mont Blanc could very well be much higher the next time it is measured in two years,” he pointed out.
Since 2001, measurements have taken place every two years. “We have already learned a lot after these measurement campaigns: we know that the summit is constantly moving, both in height with fluctuations of up to five meters and in its position,” des Garets emphasizes.
(SDA)
Source: Blick
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