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Words to Understand lichens: A type of small hardy plants that grows on rocks and walls. navigable: A waterway deep and wide enough to afford passage to ships. timberline: The upper limit of tree growth in mountains or high latitudes.

BELOW: Tende is a small town perched on the side a hill in the Alpes-Maritimes department of southeast Provence. It lies about 50 miles (80 km) inland from the French Riviera and in the mountains close to the border with Italy. Interestingly, it was only in 1947 that the town passed from Italy to France.