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Albula Pass

Albula pass road
Elevation 2312 m.
Location Flag of Switzerland Switzerland
Range Alps
Coordinates 46°35′N 9°53′E

Albula Pass (Romansh: Pass d'Alvra, German: Albulapass) (el. 2312 m.) is a Swiss mountain pass in the canton of Graubünden. It lies in the Albula Range of the Alps. The road from Thusis through Bergün leads to La Punt in Engadin. Image File history File links Albulaflora. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Switzerland. ... The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (551x700, 96 KB) Originally from w:nl:Gebruiker:Idéfix File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Albula Pass ... Romansh (also spelled Rumantsch, Romansch or Romanche) is one of the four national languages of Switzerland, along with German, Italian and French. ... Graubünden or Grisons (German:  ; Italian: Grigioni; Romansh: Grischun, French: Grisons) is the largest and easternmost canton of Switzerland. ... The chief peaks of the Albula Range of the Alps, from the Splugen Pass to the Fluela Pass, north and west of the Val Bregaglia and of the Engadine, are: List of passes The chief passes of the Albula Range, from the Splugen Pass to the Fluela Pass, north and... The West face of the Petit Dru above the Chamonix valley near the Mer de Glace. ... Thusis is a municipality in the district of Hinterrhein, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ... Bergün/Bravuogn is a municipality in the Albula district of the Canton of Grisons, Switzerland. ... La Punt-Chamues-ch is a municipality in the district of Maloja, in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. ... Lej da Segl and Lej da Silvaplauna, Upper Engadin Piz Roseg and Vadret da Roseg as seen from Fuorcla Surlej The Engadine (German: Engadin, Romansch: Engiadina) is a long mountain valley located in the canton of Graubünden in southeast of Switzerland. ...


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Albula Range - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (99 words)
The Albula Range is a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland.
The Albula Range is drained by the rivers Albula, Julia, Landwasser and Inn.
The Albula Range is crossed by one railway tunnel, under the Albula Pass.
Engadine - LoveToKnow Watches (1250 words)
The Maloja (5935 ft.) is the route from Chiavenna and the Lake of Como to the Upper Engadine, which is also reached from Coire by the Julier (750 4 ft.) and the Albula Passes (7595 ft.) as well as from Tirano in the Valtellina by the Bernina Pass (7645 ft.).
On the south-east this trough is limited by the lofty glacier-clad Bernina group (culminating in the Piz Bernina, 13,304 ft.) and the range rising between the Inn valley and that of Livigno to the south-east, while on the northwest the boundary is the extensive Albula group (culminating in Piz Kesch, 11,228 ft.).
On its northwest rises the last bit of the Albula group (culminating in Piz Vadret, 10,584 ft.), and on the north the Silvretta group (culminating in Piz Linard, 11,201 ft.), while to the east and south are the ranges on either side of the Ofen Pass (culminating in Piz Sesvenna, 10,568 ft.).
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