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The Zermatt-Saas zone is a tectonic unit in the western part of the Alps.Its lithology is mainly ophiolite [1] but there are some pelitic zones too.. The Zermatt-Saas zone is tectonostratigraphically the highest part of the Penninic nappes and lies directly under the Sesia zone and Dent Blanche klippe, that are interpreted as belonging to the Austroalpine nappes.
All the lower and upper secondary students from Saas-Fee attend their school in a neighboring municipality. [18] As of 2000, there were 73 students from Saas-Fee who attended schools outside the municipality. [16] Saas Fee is also the location of the European Graduate School. EGS was established in 1994 as a postgraduate degree-granting school.
Day 7: A long day to Zermatt over the Col de l'Evêque, Col du Mont Brulé and Col de Valpelline, then a long descent under the shoulder of the Matterhorn and Dent d'Herens. Day 8: Optional extension to Saas-Fee over the Adler Pass. Vignettes Hut, near Arolla, Switzerland
The Saastal or the Saas Valley is an alpine valley in the district of Visp, in the eastern part of the Canton of Valais, Switzerland. It is the valley of the river Saaser Vispa. It is separated from the Mattertal to the west by the Mischabel massif. Villages in the valley are, upstream, Eisten, Saas-Balen, Saas-Grund, Saas-Fee and Saas-Almagell.
Zermatt (German: [tsɛʁˈmat] ⓘ, Swiss Standard German:) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO).
The Metro Alpin is an underground funicular situated above the Swiss town of Saas Fee, in the canton of Valais.Opened in 1984, it links the Felskinn cable-car station (2,980 metres or 9,777 feet MSL) on the shore of the Fee Glacier to the Mittelallalin (3,456 metres or 11,339 feet) in the north flank of the Allalinhorn.
The Britannia Hut (German: Britanniahütte) is a mountain hut of the Swiss Alpine Club, located south of Saas-Almagell in the canton of Valais. It is situated 3,030 metres above sea level, at the foot of the Allalinhorn near the Allalin Glacier, in the Mischabel massif. It is a starting point for the ascents of Strahlhorn, Rimpfischhorn and ...
Saas-Grund and Saas-Fee (on left side) Saas-Grund has an area, as of 2011, of 24.6 square kilometers (9.5 sq mi). Of this area, 11.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while 12.5% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.3% is settled (buildings or roads) and 75.2% is unproductive land. [5]