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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.1195,Lat: 46.3891
Elevation	1134 meter above sea level
Local time	11:15:58am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Lax

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Martisberg	1.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Fiesch	1.8 km	NorthEast
3 Ernen	2.2 km	EastNorthEast
4 Ausserbinn	2.5 km	EastSouthEast
5 Grengiols	2.7 km	SouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	136 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	300 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 223 km (direction South).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 di Codelago o Devero (1 km² at a height of around 1855 meter above sea level) at a distance of 13.8 km in EastSouthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Bortelhorn with a height of 3195 meter (at a distance of 10.5 km and direction South). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 9.8 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 13.7 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 36%, high mountains: 64%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The surroundings of the place have a rural character (very sparsely urbanised). 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 97 km and direction SouthSouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

38 km2

48.3%

Nature

19.9 km2

25.3%

Agriculture

13.7 km2

17.4%

Urban area

2.1 km2

2.7%

Rock-Sand

5 km2

6.3%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Lax in country Switzerland

Lax at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	14 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	73 km	EastSouthEast
3 Old City of Berne	Switzerland	81 km	NorthWest

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Fiesch

Type of weather in Fiesch	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	12 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	4.13 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