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2. List of World Heritage Sites in Switzerland - Wikipedia

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   Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona: Grisons, Glarus, St. Gallen 2008 1179; viii (natural) The Glarus Alps feature a major thrust fault, a geological phenomenon where older rocks are carried onto younger layers in the process of mountain building. As this area is well accessible, it has played an important role in the studies of tectonic processes and ...

3. Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps - Wikipedia

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   Prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps are a series of prehistoric pile dwelling (or stilt house) settlements in and around the Alps built from about 5000 to 500 BC on the edges of lakes, rivers or wetlands.

4. Saas-Fee - Wikipedia

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   The village is situated on a high mountain plateau at 1,800 meters (5,900 feet), surrounded by a total of 13 peaks above 4,000 meters (13,123 feet) which is the highest concentration in the Alps, giving the village the nickname the Pearl of the Alps. It is a classic ski resort characterised by well-preserved Swiss wood architecture and a car ...

5. Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area - Wikipedia

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   The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area (officially Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch) is located in south-western Switzerland between the cantons of Bern and Valais.It is a mountainous region in the easternmost side of the Bernese Alps, containing the northern wall of Jungfrau and Eiger, and the largest glaciated area in western Eurasia, comprising the Aletsch Glacier.

6. Chalet - Wikipedia

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   A typical chalet in the Swiss Alps. A chalet (pronounced / ˈ ʃ æ l eɪ / SHAL-ay in British English; in American English usually / ʃ æ ˈ l eɪ / shal-AY), also called Swiss chalet, is a type of building or house, typical of the Alpine region in Europe.

7. Lugano Prealps - Wikipedia

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   According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the mountain range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way: [2] main part = Western Alps; major sector = North Western Alps; section = Lugano Prealps; code = I/B-11