Lac des Mesches
Lac des Mesches is a reservoir in Tende, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur and has an elevation of 1,340 metres. Lac des Mesches is situated nearby to the hamlet Mine de Vallauria, as well as near the locality Cieuti.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mine de Vallauria and Vallée des merveilles.
Vallée des merveilles
Locality
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The Vallée des Merveilles, also known in Italian as the Valle delle Meraviglie, is a part of the Mercantour National Park in southern France. It holds the largest quantity of open-air Bronze Age petroglyphs in Europe, after Val Camonica in Italy, and is given special note for the area's inclusion for the European Diploma of Protected Areas. Vallée des merveilles is situated 7 km west of Lac des Mesches.
Lac des Mesches
- Type: Body of water
- Category: reservoir
- Location: Tende, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.07052° or 44° 4′ 14″ northLongitude
7.52491° or 7° 31′ 30″ eastElevation
1,340 metres (4,396 feet)Open location code
8FP93GCF+6XOpenStreetMap ID
way 334895637OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=reservoirOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
8630261
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