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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 9.0211,Lat: 46.3818
Elevation	981 meter above sea level
Local time	8:58:21am
Name province/region	Ticino
Name Subregion	Riviera
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Biasca

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Biasca	4.7 km	WestSouthWest
2 Malvaglia	4.9 km	NorthWest
3 Ludiano	5.8 km	NorthWest
4 Madra	5.9 km	NorthNorthEast
5 Anzano	6.1 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	92 km	NorthNorthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	136 km	WestNorthWest
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	320 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 218 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 Zervreilasee (1.7 km² at a height of around 1861 meter above sea level) at a distance of 20 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Passo del S. Bernardino with a height of 2065 meter (at a distance of 17.1 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 18.4 km in EastNorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 26 km.
Elevation around place: hill: 11%, low mountains: 8%, moderate high mountains: 22%, high mountains: 59%, The hills are mainly western 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 86 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Lugano Airport (at a distance of 43 km in SouthSouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

42.9 km2

54.5%

Nature

22.7 km2

28.8%

Agriculture

2.3 km2

2.9%

Viticulture

0.1 km2

0.2%

Urban area

2.5 km2

3.2%

Rock-Sand

7.9 km2

10.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Pontirone in country Switzerland

Pontirone 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	21 km	South
2 Sacri Monti of Piedmont and Lombardy	Italy	47 km	SouthSouthEast
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	55 km	South

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Mesocco

Type of weather in Mesocco	light rain
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	2.16 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1004 mb
Humidity:	94 %
Daylength at 2 May 2024:	14 hour and 26 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:33 Europe/Amsterdam