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The '''lakes of Vens''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Lacs de Vens'') are located in the massif of the Mercantour, between altitudes of {{convert|2325|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} and {{convert|2278|m|ft|abbr=on|0}},<ref>{{cite web | title = Grands sites de la Tinée: les lacs de Vens | url = http://www.mercantour-parcnational.fr/fr/des-decouvertes/destination-parc-national-du-mercantour/les-grands-sites-du-parc/grands-sites-de-la | website = Le Parc national du Mercantour | language=fr | access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref>, in the township of [[Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée]], in the [[French department|department]] of the [[Alpes-Maritimes]].
The '''lakes of Vens''' ([[French language|French]]: ''Lacs de Vens'') are located in the massif of the Mercantour, between altitudes of {{convert|2325|m|ft|abbr=on|0}} and {{convert|2278|m|ft|abbr=on|0}},<ref>{{cite web | title = Grands sites de la Tinée: les lacs de Vens | url = http://www.mercantour-parcnational.fr/fr/des-decouvertes/destination-parc-national-du-mercantour/les-grands-sites-du-parc/grands-sites-de-la | website = Le Parc national du Mercantour | language=fr | access-date=August 28, 2018}}</ref>, in the township of [[Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée]], in the [[French department|department]] of the [[Alpes-Maritimes]].

== Geography ==
The lakes of Vens consist of a succession of five main lakes. The largest, overlooked by the refuge of Vens, has a depth of {{convert|31|m|ft|abbr=on|0}}.

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The lakes of Vens (French: Lacs de Vens) are located in the massif of the Mercantour, between altitudes of 2,325 m (7,628 ft) and 2,278 m (7,474 ft),[1], in the township of Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, in the department of the Alpes-Maritimes.

Geography

The lakes of Vens consist of a succession of five main lakes. The largest, overlooked by the refuge of Vens, has a depth of 31 m (102 ft).

  1. ^ "Grands sites de la Tinée: les lacs de Vens". Le Parc national du Mercantour (in French). Retrieved August 28, 2018.