Pollux
Pollux is a mountain in the Pennine Alps on the border between Valais, Switzerland and the Aosta Valley in Italy. It is the lower of a pair of twin peaks, the other being Castor, named after the Gemini twins of Roman mythology.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 4,089 metres
- Description: mountain in the Pennine Alps
- Also known as: “Polux”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Castor and Zwillingsjoch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stafal and Saint Jacques.
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Pollux
- Categories: mountain and landform
- Location: Zermatt, Visp District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
45.92781° or 45° 55′ 40″ north
Longitude
7.78531° or 7° 47′ 7″ east
Elevation
4,089 metres (13,415 feet)
Open location code
8FQ9WQHP+44
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Western Panjabi—“Pollux” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pòl·lux”
- Cebuano: “Pollux (tumoy sa bukid)”
- Cebuano: “Pollux”
- Chinese: “普勒克斯峰”
- Czech: “Pollux”
- Dutch: “Pollux”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل پولوكس”
- Finnish: “Pollux”
- French: “Pollux”
- German: “Pollux”
- Italian: “Polluce”
- Italian: “Punta Polluce”
- Japanese: “ポッルチェ”
- Korean: “폴룩스산”
- Ladin: “Pollux”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fjellet Pollux”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Pollux”
- Polish: “Pollux”
- Portuguese: “Pólux”
- Russian: “Поллукс”
- Spanish: “Pólux”
- Swedish: “Pollux”
- Uzbek: “Pollux”
- Venetian: “Polluce”
- Western Panjabi: “پولکس”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Tratto Attrezzato Corde Fisse and P3992.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Schwarztor and Castor Nordgipfel.
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