Col de Tende
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| Col de Tende | |
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 Switchbacks on the pass road |
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| Elevation | 1870 m. |
| Location | Alpes-Maritimes,  France / Province of Cuneo,  Italy |
| Range | Maritime Alps, Ligurian Alps |
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Col de Tende (Italian: Colle di Tenda) (el. 1870 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps, on the border of France and Italy.
It separates the Maritime Alps from the Ligurian Alps. It connects Nice and Tende in Alpes-Maritimes with Cuneo in Piedmont.
A railway tunnel inaugaurated in 1898 and a road tunnel inaugaurated in 1882 run under the pass. The latter tunnel is 3.2 kilometre long and is among the oldest long road tunnels.
