Lepontine Alps

range of mountains in North-Western part of the Alps
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Lepontine Alps

Summary

Lepontine Alps is an alpine section[1]. It draws 924 Wikipedia views per month (alpine_section category, ranking #5 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lepontine Alps is located in Canton of Valais[3].
  • Lepontine Alps is located in Canton of the Grisons[4].
  • Lepontine Alps is located in Canton of Ticino[5].
  • Lepontine Alps is located in Canton of Uri[6].
  • Lepontine Alps is located in Piedmont[7].
  • Lepontine Alps is located in Lombardy[8].
  • Lepontine Alps is in the country of Switzerland[9].
  • Lepontine Alps is in the country of Italy[10].
  • Lepontine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[11].
  • Lepontine Alps is part of Northwestern Alps[12].
  • Lepontine Alps's Commons category is recorded as Lepontine Alps[13].
  • Lepontine Alps's highest point is recorded as Monte Leone[14].
  • Lepontine Alps's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 46.383333333333, 'longitude': 8.8333333333333}[15].
  • Lepontine Alps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lepontine Alps[16].
  • Lepontine Alps's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • Lepontine Alps's length is recorded as {'amount': '+151'}[18].
  • Lepontine Alps sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1699'}[19].
  • Lepontine Alps covers an area of {'amount': '+12639'}[20].
  • Lepontine Alps's width is recorded as {'amount': '+196'}[21].
  • Lepontine Alps's mountain range is recorded as Northwestern Alps[22].
  • Lepontine Alps's mountain range is recorded as Central Alps[23].
  • Lepontine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Pennine Alps[24].
  • Lepontine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Bernese Alps in the wide meaning[25].
  • Lepontine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Uri Alps[26].
  • Lepontine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Glarus Alps[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Switzerland[9], a state[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1291[30] and Italy[10], a country[31], in Italy[32], founded in 1946[33]. Located in include Canton of Valais[3], a canton of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35], founded in 1815[36]; Canton of the Grisons[4], a canton of Switzerland[37], in Switzerland[38], founded in 1496[39]; Canton of Ticino[5], a canton of Switzerland[40], in Switzerland[41], founded in 1803[42]; Canton of Uri[6], a canton of Switzerland[43], in Switzerland[44], founded in 1291[45]; Piedmont[7], a region of Italy[46], in Italy[47], founded in 1970[48]; and Lombardy[8], a region of Italy[49], in Italy[50], founded in 1948[51]. Lepontine Alps is part of Northwestern Alps[12].

Physical Characteristics

Lepontine Alps covers an area of {'amount': '+12639'}[20]. It sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+1699'}[19]. Its length is recorded as {'amount': '+151'}[18].

Designation and Status

Lepontine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[11].

Why It Matters

Lepontine Alps draws 924 Wikipedia views per month (alpine_section category, ranking #5 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

References

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [52] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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