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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.0664,Lat: 46.3618
Elevation	888 meter above sea level
Local time	22:19:24pm
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Raron
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Bister

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Mörel	1.6 km	WestSouthWest
2 Betten	1.6 km	North
3 Goppisberg	1.7 km	NorthWest
4 Greich	2.2 km	WestNorthWest
5 Grengiols	2.5 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	141 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	296 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 221 km (direction SouthSouthEast).The coastline is located in another country namely Italy.The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Upper, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake (reservoir) is Lago d'Avino (0.4 km² at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.3 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bortelhorn with a height of 3195 meter (at a distance of 8.7 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.6 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.1 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 3%, moderate high mountains: 32%, high mountains: 65%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Trockene Berglandschaft der westlichen Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard sec des Alpes centrales occidentales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 96 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

34 km2

43.3%

Nature

18.3 km2

23.3%

Agriculture

15.4 km2

19.6%

Urban area

2 km2

2.5%

Rock-Sand

8.8 km2

11.2%

Ice - Glacier

0.1 km2

0.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Bister in country Switzerland

Bister at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	16 km	North
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	76 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	80 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Bister
	TikTok
	Bings maps
	Mapquest
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	OpenStreetMap

Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Betten

Type of weather in Betten	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.71 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 1 May 2024:	14 hour and 23 minutes
Sunrise :	06:13 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:36 Europe/Amsterdam