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Gran Paradiso

Gran Paradiso (grän pärädē'zō) [key], mountain, 13,323 ft (4,061 m) high, in Valle d'Aosta, NW Italy. In the Graian Alps, it is the highest Alpine peak entirely in Italian territory.

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