Swiss Alps
The Alpine region of Switzerland, conventionally referred to as the Swiss Alps, represents a major natural feature of the country and is, along with the Swiss Plateau and the Swiss portion of the Jura Mountains, one of its three main physiographic regions.
- Non-geologically related mountain range
- Description: portion of the Alps mountain range that lies within Switzerland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Gotthard Pass and Fibbia.
Gotthard Pass
The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass at 2,106…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Airolo and Realp.
Airolo
Airolo is a municipality in the district of Leventina in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Swiss Alps
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Latitude
46.5592° or 46° 33′ 33″ north
Longitude
8.5614° or 8° 33′ 41″ east
Open location code
8FRCHH56+MH
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Swiss Alps” goes by many names.
الألب السويسريةArabic
Շվեյցարական ԱլպերArmenian
Ârpes suissèssesArpitan
स्विस आल्प्सBhojpuri
Alps suïssosCatalan
瑞士阿爾卑斯山脈Chinese
Alpi svizzeriCorsican
Švýcarské AlpyCzech
Schweiziske AlperDanish
Zwitserse AlpenDutch
Svisaj AlpojEsperanto
Šveitsi AlpidEstonian
Alpes suízosGalician
შვეიცარიის ალპებიGeorgian
Ελβετικές ΆλπειςGreek
האלפים השווייצריםHebrew
Svájci-AlpokHungarian
Svissnesku AlparnirIcelandic
Alpi centraliItalian
Alpi svizzereItalian
スイス・アルプスJapanese
스위스 알프스Korean
Šveices AlpiLatvian
Šveicarijos AlpėsLithuanian
Швајцарски АлпиMacedonian
Dei sveitsiske AlpaneNorwegian Nynorsk
Alpen SuisoPapiamento
Alpennan SwisoPapiamento
آلپ سوئیسPersian
Alpii ElvețieniRomanian
Alps svizrasRomansh
Швейцарские АльпыRussian
Swiss AlpsScots
Швајцарски АлпиSerbian
Švicarske AlpeSlovenian
Schweiziska alpernaSwedish
İsviçre AlpleriTurkish
Швейцарські АльпиUkrainian
Alpes Thụy SĩVietnamese
Switske AlpenWestern Frisian
سوئس الپسWestern Panjabi
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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