MorcoteGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.917,Lat: 45.9232  |
| Elevation | 275 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:04:16pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Lugano | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Morcote |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 143 km | 
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| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 161 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 270 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 166 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 di Lugano (Luganer See) (26.9 km2 at a height of around 270 meter above sea level) at a distance of 0 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Lago di Lugano with a height of 271 meter (at a distance of 4.9 km and direction EastSouthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 0.6 km in SouthSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 0.9 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 53%, low mountains: 38%, moderate high mountains: 9%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 36 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 9 km in Northern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
50.7 km2 |
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| Nature |
0.4 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
1.4 km2 |
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| Urban area |
8.9 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
17.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Morcote in country Switzerland
Morcote at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Morcote
Hotels at Morcote 
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