Túnel Internaciona del Somport
Túnel Internaciona del Somport is a railway tunnel in Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon and has an elevation of 1,190 metres. Túnel Internaciona del Somport is situated nearby to the research institute Canfranc Underground Laboratory, as well as near the village Canfranc-Estación.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Canfranc International Railway Station and Canfranc Underground Laboratory.
Canfranc International Railway Station
Hotel
Photo: MarcCeleiro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canfranc International railway station is a formerly international railway station in the village of Canfranc in the Spanish Pyrenees. The Somport railway tunnel, inoperative since 1970, which carries the Pau–Canfranc railway, under the Pyrenees into France, is located at its northern end. Canfranc International Railway Station is situated 1 km north of Túnel Internaciona del Somport.
Canfranc Underground Laboratory
Research institute
Photo: Teogomez, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Canfranc Underground Laboratory is an underground scientific facility located in the former railway tunnel of Somport under Monte Tobazo in Canfranc. Canfranc Underground Laboratory is situated 700 metres north of Túnel Internaciona del Somport.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones
Fort
Photo: JavierMunozF, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fuerte de Coll de Ladrones is a fort, which is situated 2½ km north of Túnel Internaciona del Somport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canfranc-Estación and Candanchú.
Candanchú
Hamlet
Photo: Willtron, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Candanchú is a ski resort situated near the town of Canfranc in the High Aragon of the western Pyrenees, in the province of Huesca, Spain. The name of the area is an adaptation of the French "Camp d'Anjou", as it was originally the site of a military camp of the French Angevin dynasty. Candanchú is situated 4½ km north of Túnel Internaciona del Somport.
Villanúa
Village
Photo: Frabrupe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Villanúa is a Pyrenean municipality in Spain in the north of Huesca province, in la Jacetania, set where the Aragon valley gets wider. Its name refers to the "new village" repopulated in the late 10th century. Villanúa is situated 7 km south of Túnel Internaciona del Somport.
Túnel Internaciona del Somport
- Type: Railway tunnel
- Also known as: “Tunel Internaciona del Somport”
- Category: transportation
- Location: Canfranc, Huesca, Aragon, Northern Spain, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.74314° or 42° 44′ 35″ northLongitude
-0.51782° or 0° 31′ 4″ westElevation
1,190 metres (3,904 feet)Open location code
8CJXPFVJ+7VGeoNames ID
11427455
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