ContoneGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.9281,Lat: 46.1504  |
| Elevation | 237 meter above sea level | | Local time | 0:13:13am |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Locarno | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Gambarogno |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 119 km | 
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 144 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 293 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 192 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake is Lago Maggiore (Langensee) (39.1 km2 at a height of around 192 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.9 km in Western direction).
The nearest mountain is Bellinzona with a height of 229 meter (at a distance of 9.3 km and direction EastNorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 10.2 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 14 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 10%, hill: 40%, low mountains: 23%, moderate high mountains: 25%, high mountains: 1%, The hills are mainly northern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is forest.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 60 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 16 km in Southern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
45.5 km2 |
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| Nature |
1.7 km2 |
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| Wet nature |
0.3 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
19.8 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
1.9 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.9 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.5 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Contone in country Switzerland
Contone at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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