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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.5787,Lat: 46.3608
Elevation	830 meter above sea level
Local time	12:13:28pm
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Vallemaggia
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Cevio

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Foroglio	2.7 km	WestNorthWest
2 Cavergno	2.8 km	SouthEast
3 Bignasco	3.2 km	SouthEast
4 Brontallo	3.9 km	EastSouthEast
5 Menzonio	4.7 km	East

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	109 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	113 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	305 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 215 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 del Sambuco (1.1 km² at a height of around 1460 meter above sea level) at a distance of 12.1 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Pizzo Biela with a height of 2863 meter (at a distance of 9 km and direction West). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.4 km in Western direction. The estimated travel distance is around 11.7 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 3%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 28%, high mountains: 56%, 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
Berglandschaft der Südalpen -- Paysage montagnard des Alpes méridionales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Malpensa International Airport (at a distance of 82 km and direction South).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 47 km in SouthSouthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

45.7 km2

58.1%

Nature

24.9 km2

31.7%

Urban area

0.7 km2

0.9%

Rock-Sand

7.3 km2

9.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Fontana in country Switzerland

Fontana 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	39 km	EastSouthEast
2 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	45 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	58 km	SouthSouthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Vallemaggia District

Type of weather in Vallemaggia District	light rain
Current temperature:	10 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	1.59 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1014 mb
Humidity:	98 %
Daylength at 7 May 2024:	14 hour and 40 minutes
Sunrise :	06:02 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam