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<h2 id="etymology">Etymology</h2> <p>The Dolomites, also known as the "Pale Mountains", take their name from the <a href="/facts/Carbonate_rock/pKYTxRkM">carbonate rock</a> <a href="/facts/Dolomite_(rock)/EGXDL0zm">dolomite</a>. This was named after the 18th-century French <a href="/facts/Mineralogist/MeIK9lx9">mineralogist</a> <a href="/facts/D%25C3%25A9odat_Gratet_de_Dolomieu/Fm3QMQHL">Déodat Gratet de Dolomieu</a> (1750–1801), who was the first to describe the mineral.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="history">History</h2> <p class="note">See also: <a href="/facts/White_War/WkTS4Jyd">White War § The Dolomites sector</a></p> <p>For millennia, hunters and gatherers had advanced into the highest rocky regions and had probably also climbed some peaks. There is evidence that the Jesuit priest Franz von Wulfen from Klagenfurt climbed the Lungkofel and the Dürrenstein in the 1790s. In 1857 Irishman <a href="/facts/John_Ball_(naturalist)/bW7AJxxJ">John Ball</a> was the first known person to climb Monte Pelmo. <a href="/facts/Paul_Grohmann/TEUS4KEe">Paul Grohmann</a> later climbed numerous peaks such as the Antelao, Marmolada, Tofana, Monte Cristallo and the Boè. Around 1860 the Agordin mountaineer Simone de Silvestro was the first person to stand on the Civetta. <a href="/facts/Michael_Innerkofler/6GfbFoBS">Michael Innerkofler</a> was one of the climbers of the <a href="/facts/Tre_Cime_di_Lavaredo/p8T3eaNo">Tre Cime di Lavaredo</a>. Later very important local mountaineers, known for many first ascents, were <a href="/facts/Angelo_Dibona/XBMA0rPc">Angelo Dibona</a> and Giovanni Piaz.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a> </p><p>During the <a href="/facts/First_World_War/vITTUanQ">First World War</a>, the front line between the Italian and <a href="/facts/Austro-Hungarian_Army/XLRpwQQY">Austro-Hungarian Army</a> ran through the Dolomites, where both sides used <a href="/facts/Mines_on_the_Italian_front_(World_War_I)/8bVdGQzV">mines</a> extensively. Open-air war museums are at Cinque Torri (Five Towers), Monte Piana and Mount Lagazuoi. Many people visit the Dolomites to climb the <a href="/facts/Via_ferrata/6KlE5zkg">vie ferrate</a>, protected paths through the rock walls that were created during the war. </p><p>A number of long-distance footpaths traverse the Dolomites. They are called <i>alte vie</i> (German: <i>Dolomiten Höhenwege</i> – high paths), and are numbered 1 to 10. The trails take about a week to walk, and are served by numerous <i>rifugi</i> (huts). The first and the most renowned is the <a href="/facts/Alta_Via_1/6k5lWbvc">Alta Via 1</a>. <a href="/facts/Radiocarbon_dating/qjNglhKP">Radiocarbon dating</a> has been used in the Alta Badia region to demonstrate a connection between landslide activity and climate change.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="geography">Geography</h2> <p>The region is commonly divided into the Western and Eastern Dolomites, separated by a line following the Val Badia–Campolongo Pass–Cordevole Valley (Agordino) axis. </p> <h3>Current classification</h3> <p>The Dolomites may be divided into the following ranges: </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Sella_(Dolomites)/EnjBAlJA">Sella</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marmolada/EP905h0v">Marmolada</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Tofane/ks96DTUd">Tofane</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Langkofel_Group/zBk3P0dQ">Langkofel Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brenta_Group/3rnfLdJg">Brenta Group</a></li> <li>Geisler Group</li> <li>Peitlerkofel Group</li> <li>Puez Group</li> <li>Fanes Group</li> <li>Schlern Group</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rosengarten_Group/mwJ0gjEf">Rosengarten</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Latemar/wuzGU3do">Latemar</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pala_(Dolomites)/gE5YG7mK">Pala</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/L%25C3%25BCsen/ttPnwWRa">Lüsen</a> Mountains</li> <li><a href="/facts/Monte_Civetta/3I4kTDo0">Civetta</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Monte_Pelmo/DFnl0Puf">Pelmo</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Marmarole/kAseWG6I">Marmarole</a></li> <li>Cadini Group</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cristallo_Group/fkfjJcW4">Cristallo Group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Punta_Sorapiss/6gKrVj0B">Sorapiss</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Antelao/kmTq5qwh">Antelao</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sasso_di_Bosconero/FnkdP0f8">Bosconero</a></li> <li>Vette Feltrine</li> <li><a href="/facts/Schiara/HC0uSvTV">Schiara</a></li> <li>Prags Dolomites</li> <li><a href="/facts/Sexten_Dolomites/Do6QqmBx">Sexten Dolomites</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Friulian_Dolomites/32qJKeDG">Friulian Dolomites</a></li></ul> <h2 id="tourism-and-sports">Tourism and sports</h2> <p>The Dolomites are renowned for <a href="/facts/Skiing/wvzTW0j8">skiing</a> in the winter months and <a href="/facts/Mountain_climbing/K18NzclN">mountain climbing</a>, hiking, cycling and <a href="/facts/BASE_jumping/ya1MSzHz">BASE jumping</a>, as well as paragliding and hang gliding in summer and late spring/early autumn.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a> <a href="/facts/Free_climbing/l3YCRmyD">Free climbing</a> has been a tradition in the Dolomites since 1887, when 17-year-old Georg Winkler soloed the first ascent of the pinnacle of the <a href="/facts/Vajolet_Towers/hkBL8l8C">Vajolet Towers</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a> The main centres include: <a href="/facts/Rocca_Pietore/RkkhwMla">Rocca Pietore</a> alongside the <a href="/facts/Marmolada/EP905h0v">Marmolada</a> Glacier, which lies on the border of Trentino and Veneto, the small towns of <a href="/facts/Alleghe/nWSRJcWz">Alleghe</a>, <a href="/facts/Falcade/uyqA54Ra">Falcade</a>, <a href="/facts/Auronzo/gqzKvyfo">Auronzo</a>, <a href="/facts/Cortina_d%2527Ampezzo/lha3jB2o">Cortina d'Ampezzo</a> and the villages of <a href="/facts/Arabba/8NMRxh5f">Arabba</a>, <a href="/facts/Urtij%25C3%25ABi/JrVU035T">Urtijëi</a> and <a href="/facts/San_Martino_di_Castrozza/tpCcvX0C">San Martino di Castrozza</a>, as well as the whole of the Fassa, Gardena and Badia valleys.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a> </p><p>The <i><a href="/facts/Maratona_dles_Dolomites/LduCkr2m">Maratona dles Dolomites</a></i>, an annual single-day road bicycle race covering seven mountain passes of the Dolomites, occurs in the first week of July. </p><p>Other characteristic places are: </p> <ul><li>Mount <a href="/facts/Pasubio/p73Ycq4s">Pasubio</a> and <a href="/facts/Strada_delle_52_Gallerie/yI6YaEug">Strada delle 52 Gallerie</a> (a military mule road built during <a href="/facts/World_War_I/vITTUanQ">World War I</a> with 52 tunnels)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Altopiano_di_Asiago/2aAnEQqn">Altopiano di Asiago</a> and <a href="/facts/Cal%25C3%25A0_del_Sasso/KxNxRTBg">Calà del Sasso</a>, with 4,444 steps, the world's longest staircase open to the public.</li></ul> <h2 id="major-peaks">Major peaks</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>Metres</th><th>Feet</th></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Marmolada/EP905h0v">Marmolada</a></td><td>3,343</td><td>10,968</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Antelao/kmTq5qwh">Antelao</a></td><td>3,264</td><td>10,706</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tofana_di_Mezzo/ks96DTUd">Tofana di Mezzo</a></td><td>3,241</td><td>10,633</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sorapiss/6gKrVj0B">Sorapiss</a></td><td>3,229</td><td>10,594</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cristallo_(mountain)/fkfjJcW4">Cristallo</a></td><td>3,221</td><td>10,568</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Monte_Civetta/3I4kTDo0">Monte Civetta</a></td><td>3,220</td><td>10,564</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cima_di_Vezzana/TvXNy87v">Cima di Vezzana</a></td><td>3,192</td><td>10,470</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cimon_della_Pala/FBBCulqV">Cimon della Pala</a></td><td>3,184</td><td>10,453</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Langkofel/jMg0QBE0">Langkofel</a> / Sassolungo</td><td>3,181</td><td>10,427</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Monte_Pelmo/DFnl0Puf">Monte Pelmo</a></td><td>3,168</td><td>10,397</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Dreischusterspitze/PTKqPNF4">Dreischusterspitze</a></td><td>3,162</td><td>10,375</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Piz_Bo%25C3%25A8/mGltrxUR">Boespitze / Piz Boè</a> (<a href="/facts/Sella_group/EnjBAlJA">Sella group</a>)</td><td>3,152</td><td>10,342</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Hohe_Gaisl/czlyX64y">Hohe Gaisl</a> (Croda Rossa d'Ampezzo)</td><td>3,148</td><td>10,329</td></tr><tr><td>Gran Vernel [de]</td><td>3,145</td><td>10,319</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Piz_Popena/vPfI7PCf">Piz Popena</a></td><td>3,143</td><td>10,312</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Grohmannspitze/Arz5QQjH">Grohmannspitze</a> (<a href="/facts/Langkofel/jMg0QBE0">Langkofel</a>)</td><td>3,126</td><td>10,256</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Zw%25C3%25B6lferkofel/pCYBVkaW">Zwölferkofel</a></td><td>3,094</td><td>10,151</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Elferkofel/S6Waag9I">Elferkofel</a></td><td>3,092</td><td>10,144</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Piz_dles_Cunturines/QVvy4342">Piz dles Cunturines</a></td><td>3,064</td><td>10,052</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sass_Rigais/aUGmVycJ">Sass Rigais</a> (Geislerspitzen)</td><td>3,025</td><td>9,925</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kesselkogel/SxTXJ4sF">Kesselkogel</a> (<a href="/facts/Rosengarten_group/mwJ0gjEf">Rosengarten</a>)</td><td>3,004</td><td>9,856</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Tre_Cime_di_Lavaredo/p8T3eaNo">Tre Cime di Lavaredo</a> (Drei Zinnen)</td><td>2,999</td><td>9,839</td></tr><tr><td>Fünffingerspitze</td><td>2,997</td><td>9,833</td></tr><tr><td>Pala di San Martino</td><td>2,982</td><td>9,831</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rosengartenspitze/dhFx6mcf">Rosengartenspitze</a> / Catinaccio</td><td>2,981</td><td>9,781</td></tr><tr><td>Cima di Fradusta</td><td>2,941</td><td>9,715</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cimon_del_Froppa/VenlDx04">Cimon del Froppa</a></td><td>2,932</td><td>9,649</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Monte_Agn%25C3%25A8r/vzwr6Nj9">Monte Agnèr</a></td><td>2,872</td><td>9,416</td></tr><tr><td>Fermedaturm</td><td>2,867</td><td>9,407</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cima_d%2527Asta/4xt4wp0F">Cima d'Asta</a></td><td>2,848</td><td>9,344</td></tr><tr><td>Cima di Canali</td><td>2,846</td><td>9,338</td></tr><tr><td>Croda Grande</td><td>2,839</td><td>9,315</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Vajoletturm/hkBL8l8C">Vajoletturm</a> / Torri del Vajolet (highest)</td><td>2,821</td><td>9,256</td></tr><tr><td>Sass Maor</td><td>2,816</td><td>9,239</td></tr><tr><td>Cima di Ball</td><td>2,783</td><td>9,131</td></tr><tr><td>Cima della Madonna (Sass Maor)</td><td>2,751</td><td>9,026</td></tr><tr><td>Cima della Rosetta</td><td>2,743</td><td>8,999</td></tr><tr><td>Croda da Lago</td><td>2,716</td><td>8,911</td></tr><tr><td>Central Grasleitenspitze</td><td>2,705</td><td>8,875</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Schlern/RtTDzHyA">Schlern</a></td><td>2,562</td><td>8,406</td></tr><tr><td>Sasso di Mur</td><td>2,554</td><td>8,380</td></tr><tr><td>Monte Siera</td><td>2,443</td><td>8,015</td></tr><tr><td>Cima delle Dodici</td><td>2,338</td><td>7,671</td></tr><tr><td>Monte Pavione</td><td>2,336</td><td>7,664</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cima_Palon/p73Ycq4s">Cima Palon</a></td><td>2,239</td><td>7,346</td></tr><tr><td>Cima di Posta</td><td>2,235</td><td>7,333</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="major-passes">Major passes</h2> <table><tbody><tr><th>Name</th><th>metres</th><th>feet</th></tr><tr><td>Ombretta Pass (Campitello to Caprile), footpath</td><td>2,738</td><td>8,983</td></tr><tr><td>Langkofeljoch (<a href="/facts/Gr%25C3%25B6den_Valley/Xzbvkd6H">Gröden Valley</a> to Campitello), footpath</td><td>2,683</td><td>8,803</td></tr><tr><td>Tschagerjoch (<a href="/facts/Karersee/DX5SojBF">Karersee</a> to the Vajolet Glen), footpath</td><td>2,644</td><td>8,675</td></tr><tr><td>Grasleiten Pass (Vajolet Glen to the Grasleiten Glen), footpath</td><td>2,597</td><td>8,521</td></tr><tr><td>Pravitale Pass (Rosetta Plateau to the Pravitale Glen), footpath</td><td>2,580</td><td>8,465</td></tr><tr><td>Comelle Pass (same to Cencenighe), footpath</td><td>2,579</td><td>8,462</td></tr><tr><td>Rosetta Pass (<a href="/facts/San_Martino_di_Castrozza/tpCcvX0C">San Martino di Castrozza</a> to the great limestone Rosetta plateau), footpath</td><td>2,573</td><td>8,442</td></tr><tr><td>Vajolet Pass (<a href="/facts/Tiers%2c_South_Tyrol/538Raxf3">Tiers</a> to the Vajolet Glen), footpath</td><td>2,549</td><td>8,363</td></tr><tr><td>Canali Pass (Primiero to Agordo), footpath</td><td>2,497</td><td>8,193</td></tr><tr><td>Tierseralpljoch (Campitello to Tiers), footpath</td><td>2,455</td><td>8,055</td></tr><tr><td>Ball Pass (San Martino di Castrozza to the Pravitale Glen), footpath</td><td>2,450</td><td>8,038</td></tr><tr><td>Forcella di Giralba (<a href="/facts/Sexten/V8cbYK5o">Sexten</a> to Auronzo), footpath</td><td>2,436</td><td>7,992</td></tr><tr><td>Col dei Bos (Falzarego Glen to the Travernanzes Glen), footpath</td><td>2,313</td><td>7,589</td></tr><tr><td>Forcella Grande (San Vito to Auronzo), footpath</td><td>2,262</td><td>7,422</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Pordoi_Pass/yDd84ok6">Pordoi Pass</a> (Arabba to Val di Fassa), road</td><td>2,250</td><td>7,382</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Sella_Pass/IwfvYpGm">Sella Pass</a> (<a href="/facts/Val_Gardena/Xzbvkd6H">Gröden Valley</a> to Val di Fassa), road</td><td>2,244</td><td>7,362</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Giau_Pass/h5EmpQJH">Giau Pass</a> (<a href="/facts/Cortina_d%2527Ampezzo/lha3jB2o">Cortina</a> to Val Fiorentina), road</td><td>2,236</td><td>7,336</td></tr><tr><td>Tre Sassi Pass (<a href="/facts/Cortina_d%2527Ampezzo/lha3jB2o">Cortina</a> to St Cassian), footpath</td><td>2,199</td><td>7,215</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Valparola_Pass/JV3qBLFR">Valparola Pass</a> (<a href="/facts/Cortina_d%2527Ampezzo/lha3jB2o">Cortina</a> to St Cassian), road</td><td>2,168</td><td>7,113</td></tr><tr><td>Mahlknechtjoch (Upper Duron Glen to the Seiser Alp), footpath</td><td>2,168</td><td>7,113</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Gardena_Pass/NTQBLLpG">Gardena Pass</a> (<a href="/facts/Val_Gardena/Xzbvkd6H">Gröden Valley</a> to Colfuschg), road</td><td>2,121</td><td>6,959</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Falzarego_Pass/lv4bMBzX">Falzarego Pass</a> (Caprile to <a href="/facts/Cortina_d%2527Ampezzo/lha3jB2o">Cortina</a>), road</td><td>2,117</td><td>6,946</td></tr><tr><td>Fedaja Pass (Val di Fassa to Caprile), bridle path</td><td>2,046</td><td>6,713</td></tr><tr><td>Valles Pass (Paneveggio to Falcade), road</td><td>2,032</td><td>6,667</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/W%25C3%25BCrzjoch/ql4R89wA">Würzjoch</a> (<a href="/facts/Eisacktal/b7oCMQBC">Eisacktal</a> to Val Badia), road</td><td>2,003</td><td>6,572</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Rolle_Pass/59ws8aRy">Rolle Pass</a> (Predazzo to San Martino di Castrozza and Primiero), road</td><td>1,984</td><td>6,509</td></tr><tr><td>Forcella Forada (Caprile to San Vito), bridle path</td><td>1,975</td><td>6,480</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/San_Pellegrino_Pass/mpKxo1Yl">San Pellegrino Pass</a> (Moena to Cencenighe), road</td><td>1,910</td><td>6,267</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Campolongo_Pass/VYQaUcQW">Campolongo Pass</a> (<a href="/facts/Corvara%2c_South_Tyrol/rnMb6ItW">Corvara</a> to <a href="/facts/Arabba/8NMRxh5f">Arabba</a>), road</td><td>1,875</td><td>6,152</td></tr><tr><td>Forcella d'Alleghe (Alleghe to the Zoldo Glen), footpath</td><td>1,820</td><td>5,971</td></tr><tr><td>Tre Croci Pass (Cortina to Auronzo), road</td><td>1,808</td><td>5,932</td></tr><tr><td>Furkel Pass (<a href="/facts/Mareo/FWDbDfC9">Mareo</a> to <a href="/facts/Olang/teaj37jf">Olang</a>), road</td><td>1,759</td><td>5,771</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Karerpass/G1TcwJEW">Karerpass</a> or Costalunga Pass (<a href="/facts/Welschnofen/QIn3fc4J">Welschnofen</a> to <a href="/facts/Vigo_di_Fassa/MT1c4CrK">Vigo di Fassa</a>), road</td><td>1,753</td><td>5,751</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Kreuzbergpass/uynJR9Bb">Kreuzbergpass</a> or Monte Croce Pass (Innichen and Sexten to the Piave Valley and Belluno), road</td><td>1,638</td><td>5,374</td></tr><tr><td>Ampezzo Pass (<a href="/facts/Toblach/AzSqvUUl">Toblach</a> to Cortina and Belluno), path</td><td>1,544</td><td>5,066</td></tr><tr><td><a href="/facts/Cereda_Pass/HantH5ff">Cereda Pass</a> (Primiero to Agordo), road</td><td>1,372</td><td>4,501</td></tr><tr><td>Toblach Pass (<a href="/facts/Bruneck/1KLPrLuP">Bruneck</a> to <a href="/facts/Lienz/fRAXI197">Lienz</a>), railway</td><td>1,209</td><td>3,967</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="major-parks">Major parks</h2> <table><tbody><tr><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Dolomiti_Bellunesi_National_Park/41AXufa6">Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park</a> 3,200 ha (7,900 acres)</li><li><a href="/facts/Ampezzo_Dolomites_Natural_Park/TV1N3AJX">Ampezzo Dolomites Natural Park</a> 11,200 ha (28,000 acres)</li><li><a href="/facts/Naturpark_Fanes-Sennes-Prags/MCvTRjTN">Naturpark Fanes-Sennes-Prags</a> 25,485 ha (62,970 acres)</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Paneveggio-Pale_di_San_Martino_Natural_Park/HFdIoQfu">Paneveggio-Pale di San Martino Natural Park</a> 19,726.09 ha (48,744.2 acres)</li><li><a href="/facts/Schlern-Rosengarten_Nature_Park/HhTb03w7">Schlern-Rosengarten Nature Park</a> 6,796 ha (16,790 acres)</li><li><a href="/facts/Naturpark_Sextener_Dolomiten/Do6QqmBx">Naturpark Sextener Dolomiten</a> 11,600 ha (29,000 acres)</li></ul></td><td><ul><li><a href="/facts/Puez-Geisler_Nature_Park/SLwtoDum">Puez-Geisler Nature Park</a> 10,196 ha (25,190 acres)</li><li><a href="/facts/Adamello_Brenta_Natural_Park/YFbMMnBK">Adamello Brenta Natural Park</a> 62,051 ha (153,330 acres)</li><li><a href="/facts/Friulian_Dolomites_Natural_Park/Xj9wYlIc">Friulian Dolomites Natural Park</a> 36,950 ha (91,300 acres)</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Alta_Via_1/6k5lWbvc">Alta Via 1</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Belluno/bgeSfoTY">Belluno</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Brenta_group/3rnfLdJg">Brenta group</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dolomiti_Bellunesi_National_Park/41AXufa6">Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Golden_age_of_alpinism/kwSISNI6">Golden age of alpinism</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Italian_front_(World_War_I)/EduvVolR">Italian front (World War I)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Silver_age_of_alpinism/IhDgrPwy">Silver age of alpinism</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Strada_delle_52_Gallerie/yI6YaEug">Strada delle 52 Gallerie</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Via_ferrata/6KlE5zkg">Via ferrata</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/White_Friday_(1916)/nc0ety9N">White Friday (1916)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/White_War/WkTS4Jyd">White War</a></li></ul> <h2 id="bibliography">Bibliography</h2> <ul><li> This article incorporates text from a publication now in the <a href="/facts/Public_domain/YWKMDKw4">public domain</a>: <a href="/facts/W._A._B._Coolidge/yVa3tHxl">Coolidge, William Augustus Brevoort</a> (1911). 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