Location: Lauterbrunnen, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland
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Targi
September 11, 2024
Hiking
The Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps in terms of area. It is located on the southern slope of the Bernese Alps in the …
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BAMA
March 8, 2020
Mountaineering
Jungfraujoch
Mountain pass, an important travel destination in Switzerland
The Jungfraujoch is 3466 m above sea level. M. the lowest point in the connecting ridge between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps, on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. The yoke is wide and heavily covered. Due to the glacier melt taking place there, it sinks a few decimeters on average every year. It is one of the most important travel destinations in Switzerland. About 1 million tourists (as of 2018) [1] travel to the highest railway station in Europe every year.
Mountain pass, an important travel destination in Switzerland
The Jungfraujoch is 3466 m above sea level. M. the lowest point in the connecting ridge between the Mönch and the Jungfrau in the Bernese Alps, on the border between the cantons of Bern and Valais. The yoke is wide and heavily covered. Due to the glacier melt taking place there, it sinks a few decimeters on average every year. It is one of the most important travel destinations in Switzerland. About 1 million tourists (as of 2018) [1] travel to the highest railway station in Europe every year.
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Volker Rump 🌲〽️
June 30, 2021
Mountaineering
Officially, the Jungfraujoch with the highest train station in Europe and the Aletsch Glacier, the longest glacier in the Alps at Füssen, belongs to the small community of Fieschertal in the canton of Valais.
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Distance 577 m
Uphill 60 m
Downhill 70 m
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Location: Lauterbrunnen, Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli, Interlaken-Oberhasli, Espace Mittelland, Switzerland