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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 7.9877,Lat: 46.316
Elevation	829 meter above sea level
Local time	9:10:00am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Brig
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Brig-Glis

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Naters	1.1 km	North
2 Ried-Brig	2.2 km	East
3 Birgisch	2.5 km	West
4 Bitsch	2.8 km	NorthEast
5 Termen	3.2 km	EastNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	82 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	149 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	290 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 218 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 13.1 km in SouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Simplon with a height of 2006 meter (at a distance of 8.2 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.4 km in SouthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.1 km.
Elevation around place: low mountains: 15%, moderate high mountains: 46%, high mountains: 39%, The hills are mainly northwestern orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is forest.

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

Name
Siedlungslandschaft -- Paysage périurbain

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 95 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

31.1 km2

39.6%

Nature

20.9 km2

26.6%

Agriculture

14.9 km2

18.9%

Urban area

8.8 km2

11.2%

Infrastructure

0.3 km2

0.4%

Rock-Sand

2 km2

2.5%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Brig in country Switzerland

Brig at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	21 km	North
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	81 km	East
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	81 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Brig
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Brig

Type of weather in Brig	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	11 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.87 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South East
Air pressure:	1023 mb
Humidity:	100 %
Daylength at 29 April 2024:	14 hour and 17 minutes
Sunrise :	06:16 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:33 Europe/Amsterdam