Lac de Sainte-Marie

Lac de Sainte-Marie is in Tende, Arrondissement of Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur. Lac de Sainte-Marie is situated nearby to the peak Cime Bicknell, as well as near the mountain saddle Baisse de Fontanalbe.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Mont Bégo and Grand Capelet.

Mont Bégo

Peak

Photo: Brunooo, Public domain.

Mont Bégo is a mountain in the Mercantour massif of the Maritime Alps, in southern France, with an elevation of 2,872 metres. It is included in the Vallée des Merveilles.

Grand Capelet

Peak

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Grand Capelet is a peak.

Monte Clapier is a mountain in the Maritime Alps, on the boundary between the province of Cuneo and the French region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur. Monte Clapier is situated 4 km northwest of Lac de Sainte-Marie.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vallée des merveilles and Mine de Vallauria.

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 3 km south of Lac de Sainte-Marie.

Mine de Vallauria

Hamlet

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Mine de Vallauria is a hamlet, which is situated 5 km southeast of Lac de Sainte-Marie.

Lac de Sainte-Marie

Type: Body of water
Location: Tende, Arrondissement of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, France, Europe
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Latitude

44.0892° or 44° 5′ 21″ north

Longitude

7.45281° or 7° 27′ 10″ east

Open location code

8FP93FQ3+M4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 85929853

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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