Tambosee
Tambosee is a lake in Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Graubünden and has an elevation of 2,325 metres. Tambosee is situated nearby to the locality Alp Tambo, as well as near Passo dello Spluga.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Body of water
- Description: Mountain lake in Grisons, Switzerland
- Also known as: “Lake Tambo”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Splügen Pass and Pizzo Tambò.
Splügen Pass
Mountain saddle
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The Splügen Pass is an Alpine mountain pass of the Lepontine Alps. It connects the Swiss, Grisonian Splügen 5 kilometres to the north 675 metres below the pass with the Italian Chiavenna 21 kilometres to the south at the end of the Valle San Giacomo 1,789 metres below the pass. Splügen Pass is situated 2½ km east of Tambosee.
Pizzo Tambò
Peak
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Tambohorn or Pizzo Tambo or Pizzo Tambò is a mountain located at the eastern extremity of the Lepontine Alps on the Swiss-Italian border. The mountain lies on the German-Italian language border, west of the Splügen Pass which divides the Western Alps from the Eastern Alps.
Guggernüll
Peak
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The Guggernüll is a mountain of the Swiss Lepontine Alps, overlooking Nufenen in the canton of Graubünden. It lies north of Pizzo Tambo. Guggernüll is situated 2½ km northwest of Tambosee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Montespluga and Medels im Rheinwald.
Montespluga
Photo: Janter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Montespluga is an Alpine village near the head of the Valle Spluga in the Italian region of Lombardy. It is a frazione of the comune of Madesimo, located at 1,908 m of altitude on the road to Chiavenna.
Medels im Rheinwald
Hamlet
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Medels im Rheinwald is a hamlet, which is situated 4 km north of Tambosee.
Splügen
Village
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Splügen is a former municipality in the Viamala Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2006 Splügen incorporated its neighbouring municipality of Medels im Rheinwald. Splügen is situated 5 km north of Tambosee.
Tambosee
- Category: lake
- Location: Rheinwald, Viamala Region, Graubünden, Switzerland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
46.5097° or 46° 30′ 35″ northLongitude
9.29877° or 9° 17′ 56″ eastElevation
2,325 metres (7,628 feet)Open location code
8FRFG75X+VGOpenStreetMap ID
way 646425461OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Venetian—“Tambosee” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره تامبوسى”
- German: “Tambosee”
- Italian: “Lago dal Tambo”
- Italian: “Tambosee”
- Romansh: “Lai digl Tambo”
- Romansh: “Tambosee”
- Swiss German: “Tambosee”
- Venetian: “Tambosee”
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Localities in the Area
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