Totesee

Totesee is a small natural lake at the in . The lake lies immediately to the south of the natural watershed and cantonal boundary at the pass.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Lake
  • Description: small natural lake at the Grimsel Pass in the canton of Valais, Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Totensee”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Gletsch railway station and Kleinwasserkraftwerk Gletsch.

Railway station
Photo: Mathein, CC BY 2.5.
is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of , in the Canton of , .

Photo: Wald-Burger8, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hotel building
Photo: Jimo15, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hotel building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.

Hamlet
Photo: Alorin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of , located in the upper Rhone valley, called , 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the .

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in in the canton of in . It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. is situated 3 km south of Totesee.

Village
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is a village in the municipality of in the district of Goms in the canton of in . was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with and to form the municipality . is situated 5 km south of Totesee.

Totesee

Latitude
46.56039° or 46° 33′ 37″ north
Longitude
8.3406° or 8° 20′ 26″ east
Elevation
2,136 metres (7,008 feet)
Open location code
8FRCH86R+56
Geo­Names ID
8604813
Wiki­data ID
Q669682
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Satellite Map

Discover Totesee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Totesee” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Тотенсе”
  • Cebuano: “Totensee”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره توتينسى”
  • French: “Totensee”
  • French: “Totesee”
  • German: “Totensee”
  • German: “Totesee”
  • Latin: “Lacus Mortuorum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Totensee”
  • Portuguese: “Lago Totensee”
  • Swedish: “Totensee”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Belvédère and Unterwassern.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Grimsel Pass and Murmeltierpark Grimselpass.

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