OberwaldGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.3492,Lat: 46.5348  |
| Elevation | 1706 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:42:22pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Goms | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Obergoms |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 83 km | 
NorthWest
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 112 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 319 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 236 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 Grimselsee (2.7 km2 at a height of around 1908 meter above sea level) at a distance of 3.9 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Furkapass with a height of 2429 meter (at a distance of 6.6 km and direction NorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.3 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 6%, high mountains: 94%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.
Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction North).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
13.8 km2 |
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| Nature |
47.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
3.7 km2 |
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| Urban area |
0.8 km2 |
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| Infrastructure |
0.1 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
11 km2 |
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| Water - Lakes |
1.3 km2 |
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| Ice - Glacier |
0.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Oberwald in country Switzerland
Oberwald at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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