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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2174,Lat: 46.4568
Elevation	1381 meter above sea level
Local time	10:39:07am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grafschaft

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ritzingen	0.4 km	East
2 Selkingen	0.4 km	SouthWest
3 Gluringen	1.5 km	EastNorthEast
4 Blitzingen	2 km	SouthWest
5 Reckingen	2.3 km	NorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	125 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	309 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Oberaarsee (1.4 km² at a height of around 2302 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.3 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 7.8 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.6 km in EastSouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.7 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 14%, high mountains: 86%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.7 km2

27.7%

Nature

36.6 km2

46.5%

Agriculture

9.6 km2

12.2%

Urban area

0.9 km2

1.2%

Infrastructure

0.5 km2

0.6%

Rock-Sand

9.2 km2

11.7%

Ice - Glacier

0.1 km2

0.2%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Biel in country Switzerland

Biel at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	15 km	WestNorthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	69 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Goms District

Type of weather in Goms District	light rain
Current temperature:	9 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.05 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	88 %
Daylength at 16 May 2024:	15 hour and 3 minutes
Sunrise :	05:52 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:55 Europe/Amsterdam