Mont Blanc (]; ]; meaning White Mountain) is the second-highest mountain in Europe after Mount Elbrus. It is the highest mountain in the Alps, rising above sea level. It is the eleventh-most prominent peak in the world. The mountain stands in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on the watershed line between the valleys of Ferret and Veny in Italy and the valleys of Montjoie, and Arve in France, on the border between the two countries.