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Pilatus, also often referred to as Mount Pilatus, is a mountain massif overlooking Lucerne in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest (2,128.5 m [6,983 ft]) is named Tomlishorn .
In August 2023, a woman driving from Alice Springs to the Harts Range Racecourse was stranded in the Central Australian desert for a night after following directions provided by Google Maps. [160] [161] She later discovered that Google Maps was providing directions for the actual Harts Range instead of the rodeo. Google said it was looking into ...
Pilatus Kulm (for Mount Pilatus) 2,073 M. Aerial cable car Kriens-Krienseregg-Fräkmüntegg. This is a route-map template for the Pilatus Railway, a narrow gauge ...
This is a list of the mountains in Portugal, including the mountains with more than 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) of elevation and with, at least, 100 metres (330 ft) of topographic prominence. Mountains and hills occupy most of the territory of Portugal. The highest Portuguese mountain is Mount Pico in the Azores islands, with 2,351 metres (7,713 ft).
Lisbon to Porto: A2 north/south Lisbon to Faro: A3 north/south Porto to the Spanish border in the direction of Vigo: A4 east/west Porto to Bragança and to the Spanish border in the direction of Zamora: A5 east/west Lisbon to Cascais: A6 east/west Begins when the A2 makes a downward turn and goes to the Spanish border by Elvas: A7 east/west
The Pilatus Railway (German: Pilatusbahn, PB) is a mountain railway in Switzerland and the steepest rack railway in the world, with a maximum gradient of 48% and an average gradient of 35%.
FC Porto Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of Portuguese football club Porto. The museum was opened in September 2013 on the occasion of the 120th anniversary of FC Porto under the east stand of the Estádio do Dragão (Dragon Stadium). The museum covering 8000 square meters and 27 thematic areas, displays over 2000 items as trophies ...
On the way south, the English discovered the mountains of central Switzerland. Several spa and bathing resorts such as Weggis or Gersau were created. In 1871, the very first rack railway in Europe, the Vitznau-Rigi Railway, was opened. In 1889 the steepest cog railway in the world was built from Alpnachstad to Mount Pilatus. Mark Twain ...