EmbdGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 7.8279,Lat: 46.2167  |
| Elevation | 1927 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:29:37pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Visp | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Embd |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
| Capitalname |
Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 86 km | 
NorthNorthWest
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 165 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 277 km |
South
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 211 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 Stausee Mattmark (1.6 km2 at a height of around 2196 meter above sea level) at a distance of 21.2 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Dom with a height of 4545 meter (at a distance of 13.8 km and direction South).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 20.1 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 28 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 1%, moderate high mountains: 23%, high mountains: 76%, The hills are mainly northwestern 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 96 km and direction SouthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
30.1 km2 |
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| Nature |
23.6 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
6 km2 |
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| Viticulture |
0.1 km2 |
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| Urban area |
3 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
15.7 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Embd in country Switzerland
Embd at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Embd 
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