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Albinen is situated in the south of Switzerland in the Swiss Alps at 1,275 m (4,183 ft) above sea level. The town is on a sunny, south-facing slope between two creeks. The territory of Albinen reaches from the river "Dala" at 760 m (2,490 ft) above sea level to the Torrenthorn at 2,997 m (9,833 ft) above sea level.
In Albinen ist noch der Dreiberg hinzugekommen, ansonsten hat das Wappen sich in der urtümlichen Form erhalten. In den Gassen Albinens ist das Kreuz über den Pforten der Spycher zu sehen. Eindrücklich präsentiert es sich aber in der ovalen Kirche der Gemeinde.
Physical map of Switzerland (in German) Extending across the north and south side of the Alps in west-central Europe, Switzerland encompasses diverse landscapes and climates across its 41,285 square kilometres (15,940 sq mi). [70] Switzerland lies between latitudes 45° and 48° N, and longitudes 5° and 11° E.
The Siegfried Map projection was a cone equivalent, as for the Dufour Map. The print mode used for the 1:25,000 pages was initially intaglio , and from 1905 a printing plate. The 1:50,000 pages were printed via a lithography process, and from 1910 by intaglio.
The Floridas (Spanish: Las Floridas) was a region of the southeastern United States comprising the historical colonies of East Florida and West Florida. They were created when England obtained Florida in 1763 (see British Florida), and found it so awkward in geography that she split it in two. The borders of East and West Florida varied.
Engraved map. Outline hand col. Relief shown pictorially. Includes "Vue de la Vallee de Chamouny et des glaciers du Cote du Midi, prise de l'Eglise de Chamouny en 1742," "Section des principales montagnes a l'Est-sud-Est, et au Sud de Geneve telles qu'on les voit de la Plaine de cette ville," and descriptive text.
Florida (/ ˈ f l ɒr ɪ d ə / ⓘ FLORR-ih-də; Spanish: [floˈɾiða]) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Straits of Florida and Cuba to the south.
Most of the state's highest named points are in Holmes, Walton, and Washington counties, in the sub-Piedmont highlands of northern Florida. The highest points in peninsular Florida are found along the Lake Wales Ridge , running through the central portion of the peninsula, and the Brooksville Ridge , which parallels the northwestern coast of ...