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General information - Location

Country	Switzerland
Location in country	South
Location in Europe	Central Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 8.3563,Lat: 46.5322
Elevation	1479 meter above sea level
Local time	9:50:21am
Name province/region	Valais
Name Subregion	Goms
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Obergoms

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Oberwald	0.6 km	WestNorthWest
2 Obergesteln	3.2 km	SouthWest
3 Gletsch	3.4 km	North
4 Ulrichen	4.6 km	SouthWest
5 Geschinen	7.1 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Bern	Switzerland	84 km	NorthWest
2 Vaduz	Liechtenstein	112 km	NorthEast
3 Monte Carlo	Monaco	319 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Ligurian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is the nearest seacoast with a distance of around 236 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 Grimselsee (2.7 km² at a height of around 1908 meter above sea level) at a distance of 4.4 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

The nearest mountain is Furkapass with a height of 2429 meter (at a distance of 6.4 km and direction NorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Italian-Swiss border with a straight distance of 8.9 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 12.5 km.
Elevation around place: moderate high mountains: 6%, high mountains: 94%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is nature.

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

Name
Hochgelegene Berglandschaft der Inneralpen -- Paysage montagnard d’altitude des Alpes centrales

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Zürich Airport (at a distance of 104 km and direction North).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

13.4 km2

17%

Nature

46.7 km2

59.5%

Agriculture

3.6 km2

4.6%

Urban area

0.8 km2

Infrastructure

0.1 km2

0.1%

Rock-Sand

12.5 km2

16%

Water - Lakes

0.6 km2

0.7%

Ice - Glacier

0.8 km2

1.1%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Unterwassern in country Switzerland

Unterwassern at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch	Switzerland	25 km	West
2 Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona	Switzerland	64 km	SouthEast
3 Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona	Switzerland	81 km	EastNorthEast

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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Oberwald

Type of weather in Oberwald	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	3.23 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 2)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1009 mb
Humidity:	86 %
Daylength at 4 May 2024:	14 hour and 32 minutes
Sunrise :	06:07 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	20:39 Europe/Amsterdam