Simplon Pass

Simplon Pass
geographical name mountain pass 6590 feet (2009 meters) in Lepontine Alps between Switzerland & Italy in Valais & Piedmont

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  • Simplon Pass — Infobox Mountain Pass Name =Simplon Pass Photo = Caption = Elevation = m to ft|num=2008|abbr=no|spell=Commonwealth|precision=0|wiki=yes Location = SUI Range = Alps Coordinates =coord|46|15|6|N|8|2|0|E|region:CH VS type:pass|display=inline,title… …   Wikipedia

  • Simplon Pass — Sp Simplòno pérėja Ap Passo del Sempione itališkai Ap Col du Simplon prancūziškai Ap Simplon Pass vokiškai L Šveicarijoje (tarp Peninų ir Leponto Alpių) …   Pasaulio vietovardžiai. Internetinė duomenų bazė

  • Simplon-Pass — Simplonpass Kanton/Land: Wallis/Schweiz von nach: Brig (Schweiz) – Domodossola (Italien) Passhöhe …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Simplon-Pass — Sịm|p|lon, der; [s], D✓Sịm|p|lon|pass, der; es, Sịm|p|lon Pass, der; es …   Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • Simplon — is the name of a region in the Alps. It can refer specifically to: * Simplon Pass and Tunnel * Simplon (département), a former French département corresponding with modern Valais, Switzerland * Simplon, Valais, a Swiss municipality * Simplon… …   Wikipedia

  • Simplon (department) — Simplon was the name of a département of the First French Empire. It is named after the Simplon Pass. It was formed in 1810, when the Rhodanic Republic was occupied by the French. Its territory corresponds with that of the present Swiss canton of …   Wikipedia

  • Simplon Tunnel — The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine railway tunnel that connects the Swiss town of Brig with Domodossola in Italy, though its relatively straight trajectory does not run under Simplon Pass itself. It actually consists of two single track tunnels… …   Wikipedia

  • Simplon VS — VS ist das Kürzel für den Kanton Wallis in der Schweiz und wird verwendet, um Verwechslungen mit anderen Einträgen des Namens Simplonf zu vermeiden. Simplon …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Simplon — /ˈsɪmplɒn/ (say simplon), /sæ̃ˈplɒ̃/ (say san plon) noun 1. a mountain pass in southern Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps crossed by a road constructed by Napoleon. 2010 m high. 2. a tunnel between Switzerland and Italy, north east of Simplon… …  

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