Great St Bernard Pass

Summary

Great St Bernard Pass is a mountain pass^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Great St Bernard Pass is located in Canton of Valais^[3].
• Great St Bernard Pass is located in Aosta Valley^[4].
• Great St Bernard Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Great St Bernard Pass is in the country of Italy^[6].
• Great St Bernard Pass's image is recorded as GreatStBernardPassAugust232023 03.jpg^[7].
• Great St Bernard Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[8].
• Great St Bernard Pass's instance of is recorded as border crossing^[9].
• Great St Bernard Pass's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 240823931^[10].
• Great St Bernard Pass's GND ID is recorded as 4094088-3^[11].
• Great St Bernard Pass's locator map image is recorded as Col du Grand-Saint-Bernard OSM.png^[12].
• Great St Bernard Pass's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2003000705^[13].
• Great St Bernard Pass's IdRef ID is recorded as 202981762^[14].
• Great St Bernard Pass's part of is recorded as Italy–Switzerland border^[15].
• Great St Bernard Pass's part of is recorded as State road 27^[16].
• Great St Bernard Pass's part of is recorded as Main road 21^[17].
• Great St Bernard Pass's Commons category is recorded as Great St Bernard Pass^[18].
• Great St Bernard Pass's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.8690526, 'lon': 7.1704088}^[19].
• Great St Bernard Pass's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01qy64^[20].
• Great St Bernard Pass's HDS ID is recorded as 008852^[21].
• Great St Bernard Pass's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0030857^[22].
• Great St Bernard Pass's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary^[23].
• Great St Bernard Pass's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Great St Bernard Pass's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work^[25].
• Great St Bernard Pass's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Elfter Band^[26].
• Great St Bernard Pass's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Great-Saint-Bernard-Pass^[27].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Switzerland^[5], a state^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1291^[30] and Italy^[6], 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] and Aosta Valley^[4], an autonomous region with special statute^[37], in Italy^[38]. Part of include Italy–Switzerland border^[15], a land boundary^[39], in Italy^[40], founded in 1861^[41]; State road 27^[16], a road^[42], in Italy^[43]; and Main road 21^[17], a main roads of Switzerland^[44], in Switzerland^[45].

Physical Characteristics

Great St Bernard Pass's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2469'}^[46].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include mountain pass^[8] and border crossing^[9]. Great St Bernard Pass's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[47].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Great St Bernard Pass include Great St Bernard Hospice^[48], a mountain hut^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1001^[51] and State road 27^[52], a road^[53], in Italy^[54].

Why It Matters

Great St Bernard Pass ranks in the top 2% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for it include Great St Bernard Hospice^[48], a mountain hut^[49], in Switzerland^[50], founded in 1001^[51] and State road 27^[52], a road^[53], in Italy^[54].