THE SUMMIT OF MONT BLANC
The cone of Moiit Blanc is about 29 miles long and about eight miles wide While the mountain constitutes a border between France and Italy, some of its slope lies in Switzerland. *T.he exact line of division between France and Italy has for years been a matter of discussion. Authorities now agree that while the boundary line runs along the summit, the. highest peak actually lies in France! The following incident emphasises the fact in an interesting human way. A party of Fascists, members of the Italian Alpine Club, had decided to meet, on a certain day, on the summit of Mont Blanc for the purpose of raising an Italian flag. The Italian project was discussed by some of the members of a local French Alpine club, and it was decided that as the summit of Mont Blanc is in France they should meet on the summit to prevent the Italians from planting their flap 011 French soil. The Italians ascended Mont Blanc, but their flag was raised on a near-by peak, wholly on Italian soil, and somewhat lower than the summit of Mont Blanc.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 246, 17 October 1929, Page 8
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