- Simplon Tunnel
- geographical name tunnel about 12 miles (19 kilometers) long through Monte Leone (tallest mountain in Lepontine Alps) near Simplon Pass
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Simplon Tunnel
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Simplon-Tunnel — Lage des Simplontunnels zwischen der Schweiz und Italien Gebi … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Simplon Tunnel — ▪ tunnel, Italy Switzerland one of the longest railway tunnels in the world, about 12 1/2 miles (20 km) from Iselle, Italy, to Brig, Switz., and one of history s great engineering feats. The Simplon Pass was an important trade route between … Universalium
Simplon-Tunnel — D✓Sịm|p|lon|tun|nel, Sịm|p|lon Tun|nel, der; s … Die deutsche Rechtschreibung
Tunnel du simplon — légende : Entrée du tunnel du Simplon, côté italien Type Tunnel ferroviaire Exploitant … Wikipédia en Français
Simplon-Basistunnel — Lage des Simplontunnels zwischen der Schweiz und Italien Gebi … Deutsch Wikipedia
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Simplon Pass — Alpine pass and tunnel, southern Switzerland. It is situated between the Pennine and Lepontine Alps at 6,581 ft (2,006 m). An important Alpine route since the mid 13th century, the pass became a major link between central and southern Europe when … Universalium
Tunnel — Fußgängerunterführung; Röhre; Tunell; Unterführung; Röhre (umgangssprachlich); Untertagebauwerk * * * Tun|nel [ tʊnl̩], der; s, und s: unter der Erde verlaufender bzw. durch einen Berg hindurch geführter Verkehrsweg: die Bahn fährt durch mehrere… … Universal-Lexikon
