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Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site between the and the in the . It was known as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn until its name was changed in 2007.
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  • Type: region
  • Description: World Heritage site in the Switzerland
  • Also known as: “Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dreieckhorn and Konkordiaplatz.

Peak
Photo: Caumasee, Public domain.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking in the canton of . In the southeast-ridge of the , which is leading to the , is located the subpeak Kleines .

Glacier
Photo: Tallin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Concordia Place, is a flat area of snow and ice lying just to the south of the in the in the canton of Valais.

Peak
Photo: Tallin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a mountain of the , overlooking in the canton of .

Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

Latitude
46.503° or 46° 30′ 11″ north
Longitude
8.036° or 8° 2′ 10″ east
Open location code
8FRCG23P+5C
Wiki­data ID
Q616912
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Satellite Map

Discover Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Vietnamese—“Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Suitzako Alpeak-Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Catalan: “Alps suïssos Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Chinese: “阿萊奇自然保護區”
  • Cornish: “ranndir gwithys Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Croatian: “Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Czech: “Švýcarské Alpy Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Dutch: “Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Dutch: “Zwitserse Alpen Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Esperanto: “Jungfrau-Aleĉ-Bieĉhorno”
  • Finnish: “Jungfraun–Aletschin alppialue”
  • French: “Alpes suisses Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Georgian: “იუნგფრაუ-ალეჩის დაცული ტერიტორია”
  • German: “Schweizer Alpen Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Hindi: “जंगफ्रू-एलेत्स संरक्षित क्षेत्र”
  • Korean: “융프라우-알레취 보호 구역”
  • Korean: “융프라우-알레치 보호 구역”
  • Maltese: “Alpi Żvizzeri ta‘ Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Maltese: “Żona Protetta ta‘ Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Maltese: “Żona Protetta ta’ Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Persian: “منطقه حفاظت شده یونگفراو-آلیتچ”
  • Polish: “Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Portuguese: “Alpes suíços Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Portuguese: “Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn”
  • Romanian: “Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn”
  • Slovenian: “Zavarovano območje Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Spanish: “Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn”
  • Swiss German: “Schwizer Alpe Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Schweizer Alpen Jungfrau-Aletsch”
  • Turkish: “Jungfrau-Aletsch Koruma Alanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Юнгфрау-Алеч (Світова спадщина ЮНЕСКО)”
  • Ukrainian: “Юнгфрау-Алеч”
  • Vietnamese: “Khu bảo tồn Jungfrau-Aletsch”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch”. Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.