Mont Agel
Encyclopedia
Mont Agel is a mountain
located on the border between France
and Monaco
. The culminant point of this mount, at 1148 metres (3,766 ft) above sea level, is situated on the French side, but the highest point of Monaco, a pathway named Chemin des Révoires
, is situated on its slopes, at an altitude of 161 metres (528 feet).
, itself built on the former Ouvrage Mont Agel
of the Alpine Line
fortifications.
On 18 June 2011, a light aircraft crashed onto Mont Agel, killing two British people. The plane was on a private flight, and was en route from Italy to Troyes at the time of the crash. Conditions were foggy.
Mountain
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located on the border between France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and Monaco
Monaco
Monaco , officially the Principality of Monaco , is a sovereign city state on the French Riviera. It is bordered on three sides by its neighbour, France, and its centre is about from Italy. Its area is with a population of 35,986 as of 2011 and is the most densely populated country in the...
. The culminant point of this mount, at 1148 metres (3,766 ft) above sea level, is situated on the French side, but the highest point of Monaco, a pathway named Chemin des Révoires
Chemin des Révoires
The Chemin des Révoires is a pathway within Les Révoires district of the Principality of Monaco.-Features:The highest point in Monaco, at 161 metres above sea level, is situated on this pathway, on the slopes of Mont Agel, a mountain whose the culminant point is situated on the French side...
, is situated on its slopes, at an altitude of 161 metres (528 feet).
History
The top of Mont Agel is occupied by Nice Air BaseNice Air Base
Nice Air Base of the French Air Force is divided between two sites: one at the summit of Mont Agel near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes département, and the other at Gardanne in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. The Mont Agel base uses the facilities of the former Ouvrage Mont Agel of the Alpine Line...
, itself built on the former Ouvrage Mont Agel
Ouvrage Mont Agel
Ouvrage Mont Agel is a work of the Maginot Line's Alpine extension, the Alpine Line, also called the Little Maginot Line. The 1930s ouvrage was built in and around the earlier mountaintop Fortress of Mont Agel. The ouvrage forms a backup to the main curtain of Alpine Line forts, and was not...
of the Alpine Line
Alpine Line
The Alpine Line or Little Maginot Line was the component of the Maginot Line that defended the southeastern portion of France...
fortifications.
On 18 June 2011, a light aircraft crashed onto Mont Agel, killing two British people. The plane was on a private flight, and was en route from Italy to Troyes at the time of the crash. Conditions were foggy.
See also
- Geography of FranceGeography of FranceFrance is a country located primarily in Western Europe, but containing territory in South America, the Caribbean, and the Indian Ocean, as well as numerous territories of various status. In Europe France borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean...
- Geography of MonacoGeography of MonacoWith a total area of a land border of and a coast measuring the Principality of Monaco is the second-smallest independent state in the world, after the Vatican City. It lies on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, east of Nice, France, and is surrounded on three sides by France and on the fourth...
- List of countries by highest point
- List of highest paved roads in Europe
- List of mountain passes