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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_79999" /> == | |||
<p> The name of two mountain passes in the Alps: 1, </p> <p> n the Pennine Alps, leading from Martigny to Aosta, is 8120 ft. high, near the top of which stands a famous hospice, founded in 962, and kept by Augustinian monks, who, with the aid of dogs called of St. Bernard, do noble service in rescuing perishing travellers from the snow; 2, </p> <p> n the Graian Alps, crosses the mountains which separate the valleys of Aosta and Tarantaise in Savoy. [[Hannibal]] is supposed to have crossed the Alps by this pass. </p> | |||
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Latest revision as of 18:01, 15 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
The name of two mountain passes in the Alps: 1,
n the Pennine Alps, leading from Martigny to Aosta, is 8120 ft. high, near the top of which stands a famous hospice, founded in 962, and kept by Augustinian monks, who, with the aid of dogs called of St. Bernard, do noble service in rescuing perishing travellers from the snow; 2,
n the Graian Alps, crosses the mountains which separate the valleys of Aosta and Tarantaise in Savoy. Hannibal is supposed to have crossed the Alps by this pass.
