Chamonix (English spelling)

Japanese: シャモニ(英語表記)Chamonix
Chamonix (English spelling)
A town in the Haute-Savoie department in eastern France. Its official name is Chamonix-Mont-Blanc. It is located in the Chamonix Valley at the northwestern foot of the Mont Blanc mountain range in the French Alps. Its altitude is 1037m. Its population was 9300 (1982). It is the largest mountaineering and skiing base in France, and is world famous for its National Mountaineering and Ski School and the Chamonix Guides Association. From the village, you can take a cable car to the Aiguille du Midi (3843m) and Brévent (2525m), and you can also take a train to the Mer de Glace glacier. It is a world-famous tourist destination, bustling with about 60,000 tourists in summer and about 30,000 in winter.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:
フランス東部,オート・サボア県の町。正式名はシャモニ・モン・ブランChamonix‐Mont‐Blanc。フランス・アルプス,モン・ブラン山群北西麓のシャモニ谷に位置する。標高1037m。人口9300(1982)。フランス国立登山スキー学校,シャモニ・ガイド組合などは世界的に有名で,フランス最大の登山・スキーの根拠地である。村からエギュイユ・デュ・ミディ(3843m)やブレバン(2525m)にロープウェーで,またメール・ド・グラス氷河へは鉄道で登れるので,夏は約6万人,冬は約3万人の観光客でにぎわう世界的に有名な観光地でもある。

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