RiveraGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.9253,Lat: 46.1236  |
| Elevation | 667 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:22:19pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Lugano | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Monteceneri |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 122 km | 
NorthNorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 146 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 291 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 189 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 5.8 km in WestNorthWestern direction).
The nearest mountain is Bellinzona with a height of 229 meter (at a distance of 11.3 km and direction NorthEast).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.8 km in SouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.9 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 3%, hill: 25%, low mountains: 25%, moderate high mountains: 39%, high mountains: 8%, 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 57 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 13 km in Southern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
52.4 km2 |
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| Nature |
10.2 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
8.8 km2 |
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| Urban area |
7.1 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Rivera in country Switzerland
Rivera at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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