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Viso, Monte

Viso, Monte (môn'tā vē'zō) [key], or Monviso (mōnvēz'ō) [key], peak, 12,602 ft (3,841 m) high, on the French-Italian border; highest of the Cottian Alps. The Po River rises there.

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