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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.6822,Lat: 46.5241
Elevation	1823 meter above sea level
Local time	21:51:43pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Leventina
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Quinto

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Piotta	1.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Ambrì	1.7 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Deggio	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
4 Quinto	2.6 km	SouthEast
5 Madrano	4.1 km	West

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	94 km	NorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	106 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	325 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 233 km (direction South).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Po main - Medium - Adda, Ticino, part of the larger catchment area Po Basin. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lago Ritom (1.5 km² at a height of around 1849 meter above sea level) at a distance of 1.2 km in Northern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pizzo Centrale with a height of 2999 meter (at a distance of 7.9 km and direction NorthWest). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 18.8 km in WestSouthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 22%, high mountains: 78%, The hills are mainly southern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). The most common land use in the area is nature.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes méridionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 99 km and direction South).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

29.7 km2

37.8%

Nature

36.2 km2

46.1%

Agriculture

4.8 km2

6.1%

Urban area

1.8 km2

2.3%

Infrastructure

1.2 km2

1.5%

Rock-Sand

3.1 km2

Water - Lakes

1.8 km2

2.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Altanca in country Switzerland

Altanca at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	45 km	SouthEast
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	50 km	West
3 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	62 km	NorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Leventina District

Type of weather in Leventina District	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.25 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	South South West
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 27 minutes
Sunrise :	06:08 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:35 Europe/Amsterdam