Lej da la Tscheppa
Lej da la Tscheppa is a lake above Sils Maria, in the Engadine valley of the Grisons, Switzerland. Its surface area is 7.96 ha at an elevation of 2616 m. It used to be fed by water from the Crasta-Tscheppa Glacier.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Piz Polaschin and Julier Pass.
Piz Polaschin
Peak
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Piz Polaschin is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking Silvaplana in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It lies east of Piz Lagrev, on the range south of the Julier Pass.
Julier Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Julier Pass is a mountain pass in the Albula Alps of Switzerland. It connects the Engadin valley with central Graubünden. At its summit, the pass crosses the drainage divide between the basins of the rivers Rhine and Danube.
Piz Lagrev
Peak
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Piz Lagrev is a mountain of the Albula Alps, overlooking Lake Sils in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On its northern side lies the Julier Pass. Reaching a height of 3,165 metres above sea level, Piz Lagrev is the culminating point of the range lying between the Septimer Pass and the Julier Pass.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sils Maria and Silvaplana.
Silvaplana
Village
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Silvaplana is a municipality in the Maloja Region in the Swiss canton of the Grisons and the name of a lake in the municipality.
Lej da la Tscheppa
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake above Sils-Maria, in the Engadin valley of the Grisons, Switzerland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Sils im Engadin/Segl, Maloja District, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.451° or 46° 27′ 4″ northLongitude
9.75152° or 9° 45′ 6″ eastElevation
2,614 metres (8,576 feet)Open location code
8FRFFQ22+9JOpenStreetMap ID
way 30972077OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lakeGeoNames ID
11396292Wikidata ID
Q5824445
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Romansh—“Lej da la Tscheppa” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “謝帕湖”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ليچ دا لا تستشيپا”
- German: “Lej da la Tscheppa”
- Italian: “Lej da la Tscheppa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lej da la Tscheppa”
- Portuguese: “Lago de Tscheppa”
- Romansh: “Lej da la Tscheppa”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fuorcla Polaschin and Chavagl dal Polaschin.
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