Tenda Pass

mountain pass, Europe
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Also known as: Colle di Tenda
Italian:
Colle Di Tenda
French:
Col De Tende

Tenda Pass, pass (6,135 feet [1,870 m]) in the Maritime Alps, lying on the French-Italian border near the resort of Limone Piemonte. Two parallel tunnels carry a railroad and highway beneath the Tenda Pass to connect Nice, Fr., with Turin, Italy. Some Alpine specialists consider the pass to be the western end of the main Alps.