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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.0557,Lat: 46.1956
Elevation	1582 meter above sea level
Local time	10:36:18am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Brig
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Simplon

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Zwischbergen	6 km	SouthEast
2 Gondo	6.5 km	East
3 Triftalp	10.8 km	SouthWest
4 Saas-Balen	10.9 km	WestSouthWest
5 Rosswald	12.1 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	96 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	154 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	278 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 204 km (direction SouthSouthEast).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 d'Avino (0.4 km² at a height of around 2245 meter above sea level) at a distance of 7.6 km in NorthEastern direction).

The nearest mountain is Col du Simplon with a height of 2006 meter (at a distance of 6.3 km and direction North). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 6.4 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 9 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 4%, high mountains: 96%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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 82 km and direction SouthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

19.2 km2

24.4%

Nature

28.1 km2

35.7%

Agriculture

2.9 km2

3.7%

Rock-Sand

23.7 km2

30.2%

Ice - Glacier

4.6 km2

5.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Simplon in country Switzerland

Simplon at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	34 km	North
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	75 km	East
3 Monte San Giorgio	Italy,Switzerland	75 km	EastSouthEast

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Simplon Dorf

Type of weather in Simplon Dorf	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	8 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	0.48 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 1)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1015 mb
Humidity:	78 %
Daylength at 5 May 2024:	14 hour and 33 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:41 Europe/Amsterdam