SornicoGeneral information - Location
| Country | Switzerland | | Location in country | 
Southeast | | Location in Europe | Central Europe | | Coordinates (WGS84) | Long: 8.6536,Lat: 46.3978  |
| Elevation | 1023 meter above sea level | | Local time | 22:19:51pm |
| Name province/region (Kanton) | Ticino | | Wiki-website Subregion (Bezirk) | Vallemaggia | | Name Sub(sub)region - municipality | Lavizzara |
Nearest 5 places
Nearest 3 capitals
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Country |
Distance |
Direction |
| 1 Vaduz | 
Liechtenstein | 106 km | 
NorthEast
| | 2 Bern | Switzerland | 111 km | 
NorthWest
| | 3 Monte Carlo | 
Monaco | 311 km | 
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Characteristics - Physical GeographyThe Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 219 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 (reservoir) is Lago del Sambuco (1.1 km2 at a height of around 1460 meter above sea level) at a distance of 6.4 km in Northern direction).
The nearest mountain is Basòdino with a height of 3272 meter (at a distance of 14.3 km and direction West).
The most nearby international border is the
Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 14 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 20 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 5%, moderate high mountains: 32%, high mountains: 62%, The hills are mainly western orientated. 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 85 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 48 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).
Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)
| Forest |
48.9 km2 |
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| Nature |
24.7 km2 |
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| Agriculture |
1.8 km2 |
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| Rock-Sand |
3.2 km2 |
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Climate - Temperature and Precipitation
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Location of Sornico in country Switzerland
Sornico at Physical map (height map)
Tourist information - Travel Guide
Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites
Social media - Maps
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Hotels at Sornico 
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