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Elevation France, in 29 editions.
The entry for France published Elevation in 29 editions of 36, from 1997 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Elevation in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1997
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Elevation extremes” (1997 to 2015) and “Elevation” (2016 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Same as 2024The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,807 m
lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m
lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,807 m
lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m
The same text in 2009 and 2010.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note: in order to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively and periodically measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
Rewritten: too little of the 2008 text remains to mark the changes.
lowest point:
Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point:
Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note:
in order to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively and periodically measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
The same text in 4 editions, 2011 to 2014.
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note: in order to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
lowest point:
Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point:
Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note:
in order to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively and periodically measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
Published as “Elevation extremes”
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
lowest point:
highest point:
note:
in order
- mean elevation:
- 375 m
- elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
mean elevation: 375 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
- mean elevation:
- 375 m
- elevation extremes:
- lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,810 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
mean elevation: 375 m
elevation extremes: lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
highest point: Mont Blanc 4,807 4,810 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
- mean elevation:
- 375 m
- elevation extremes:
-2 m lowest point: Rhone River delta
- 4810 highest point: Mont Blanc note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years;
- these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m;
- the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
mean elevation: 375 m
elevation extremes: -2 m lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m
4810 highest point: Mont Blanc 4,810 mnote: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
The same text in 2019 and 2020.
- mean elevation:
- 375 m
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,810
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
mean elevation: 375 melevation extremes: -2 m lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 m4810 highest point: Mont Blanc 4,810
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
The same text in 5 editions, 2021 to 2025.
- highest point:
- Mont Blanc 4,810
- lowest point:
- Rhone River delta -2 m
- mean elevation:
- 375 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
mean elevation: 375 m highest point: Mont Blanc 4,810
lowest point: Rhone River delta -2 mhighest point: Mont Blanc 4,810 mean elevation: 375 m
note: to assess the possible effects of climate change on the ice and snow cap of Mont Blanc, its surface and peak have been extensively measured in recent years; these new peak measurements have exceeded the traditional height of 4,807 m and have varied between 4,808 m and 4,811 m; the actual rock summit is 4,792 m and is 40 m away from the ice-covered summit
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Central Intelligence Agency. “France: Elevation.” The World Factbook, 1997–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/france/elevation.