Déodat de Dolomieu monument in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Dolomites / Dolomiti, Italy, Europe

The Dolomite mineral and mountains were named after French geologist Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801, also known as Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu). The mountain town of Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ladin: Anpëz, German: Hayden, at 1224 meters / 4016 feet elevation) is surrounded by the Dolomites (Dolomiti, a part of the Southern Limestone Alps) at the top of Valle del Boite in the Province of Belluno, Veneto region, northern Italy. This ski resort hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and motion pictures including: "The Pink Panther" (1963), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981, James Bond stunt sequences); and "Cliffhanger" (1993). Nearby peaks include the highest summit, Tofana di Mezzo (3244 m / 10,643 feet) in Tofane mountain group to the west, Pomagagnon to the north, Cristallo to the northeast, Faloria and Sorapiss to the east, and Becco di Mezzodì, Croda da Lago and Cinque Torri to south. The Dolomites were declared a natural World Heritage Site (2009) by UNESCO.

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The Dolomite mineral and mountains were named after French geologist Déodat de Dolomieu (1750-1801, also known as Dieudonné Sylvain Guy Tancrède de Dolomieu). The mountain town of Cortina d'Ampezzo (Ladin: Anpëz, German: Hayden, at 1224 meters / 4016 feet elevation) is surrounded by the Dolomites (Dolomiti, a part of the Southern Limestone Alps) at the top of Valle del Boite in the Province of Belluno, Veneto region, northern Italy. This ski resort hosted the 1956 Winter Olympics and motion pictures including: "The Pink Panther" (1963), "For Your Eyes Only" (1981, James Bond stunt sequences); and "Cliffhanger" (1993). Nearby peaks include the highest summit, Tofana di Mezzo (3244 m / 10,643 feet) in Tofane mountain group to the west, Pomagagnon to the north, Cristallo to the northeast, Faloria and Sorapiss to the east, and Becco di Mezzodì, Croda da Lago and Cinque Torri to south. The Dolomites were declared a natural World Heritage Site (2009) by UNESCO.