Totesee
Totesee is a small natural lake at the Grimsel Pass in Switzerland. The lake lies immediately to the south of the natural watershed and cantonal boundary at the pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Sidelhorn.
Gletsch railway station
Railway station
Gletsch railway station is a 1,000 mm metre gauge metre gauge railway station serving the village of Gletsch, in the Canton of Valais, Switzerland.
Sidelhorn
Peak
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The Sidelhorn is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, located west of the Grimsel Pass. It lies at the eastern end of the mountain chain between the Unteraar Glacier and the Rhone valley, named Aargrat.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gletsch and Oberwald.
Gletsch
Hamlet
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Gletsch is a hamlet in the German-speaking half of the canton of Valais, located in the upper Rhone valley, called Obergoms, 2.5 kilometres, southeast below the Rhone Glacier's mouth and itself the headwaters of the Rhône.
Oberwald
Village
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Oberwald is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in Goms District in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It is situated at an elevation of 1,377 m and had a population of 277 in December 2007. Oberwald is situated 3 km south of Totesee.
Obergesteln
Village
Obergesteln is a village in the municipality of Obergoms in the district of Goms in the canton of Valais in Switzerland. Obergesteln was an independent municipality until January 1, 2009, when it merged with Oberwald and Ulrichen to form the municipality Obergoms. Obergesteln is situated 5 km south of Totesee.
Totesee
- Category: body of water
- Location: Obergoms, Goms District, Valais, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Totesee from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grimsel Pass and Murmeltierpark Grimselpass.
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