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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.2137,Lat: 46.4538
Elevation	1335 meter above sea level
Local time	19:01:51pm
Name province/region (Kanton)	Valais
Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk)	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Grafschaft

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Biel	0.4 km	NorthEast
2 Ritzingen	0.8 km	EastNorthEast
3 Blitzingen	1.6 km	SouthWest
4 Gluringen	1.9 km	NorthEast
5 Niederwald	2.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	126 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	308 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 229 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 Oberaarsee (1.4 km² at a height of around 2302 meter above sea level) at a distance of 9.7 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Blinnenhorn with a height of 3374 meter (at a distance of 7.9 km and direction EastSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 7.7 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 10.8 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 14%, high mountains: 86%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 100 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

21.6 km2

27.5%

Nature

37 km2

47.2%

Agriculture

9.8 km2

12.5%

Urban area

1.1 km2

1.4%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Rock-Sand

8.7 km2

11%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Selkingen in country Switzerland

Selkingen at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	15 km	WestNorthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	69 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Goms District

Type of weather in Goms District	snow
Current temperature:	-4 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.13 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	999 mb
Humidity:	99 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	07:37 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:48 Europe/Amsterdam