SimplonGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
South | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.0557,Lat: 46.1956  |
| Elevation | 1582 meter above sea level | | Local time | 23:12:32pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Valais | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Brig | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Simplon |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Bern | Switzerland | 96 km | 
NorthNorthWest
| | 2 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 154 km | 
NorthEast
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 278 km | 
SouthSouthWest
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 (reservoir) is Lago d'Avino (0.4 km2 at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.6 km in NorthEastern direction).
The nearest mountain is Col du Simplon with a height of 2006 meter (at a distance of 6.3 km and direction North).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 4%, high mountains: 96%, The hills are mainly eastern 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 Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction SouthEast).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
19.2 km2 |
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| Nature |
28.1 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
2.9 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
23.7 km2 |
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| Ice - Glacier |
4.6 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Simplon in country Switzerland
Simplon at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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