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Matterhorn

Also known as Monte Cervino, Mont Cervin

The Matterhorn is a pyramid-shaped mountain of the Alps, 4,478 metres high, on the border between Switzerland and Italy above Zermatt. One of the last great Alpine peaks to be climbed, it was first ascended by Edward Whymper's party on 14 July 1865, when four climbers died on the descent. It has become a symbol of Switzerland and of mountaineering.

Matterhorn
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