Grimsel Pass

Summary

Grimsel Pass is a mountain pass^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Grimsel Pass is located in Canton of Berne^[3].
• Grimsel Pass is located in Canton of Valais^[4].
• Grimsel Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Grimsel Pass's image is recorded as VS-65-06.jpg^[6].
• Grimsel Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[7].
• Grimsel Pass's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 89144647637359345490^[8].
• Grimsel Pass's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 241458504^[9].
• Grimsel Pass's GND ID is recorded as 4094014-7^[10].
• Grimsel Pass's IdRef ID is recorded as 16180229X^[11].
• Grimsel Pass's Commons category is recorded as Grimselpass^[12].
• Grimsel Pass's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.56166666666667, 'lon': 8.345277777777778}^[13].
• Grimsel Pass's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05qjk9^[14].
• Grimsel Pass's HDS ID is recorded as 008851^[15].
• Grimsel Pass's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band^[16].
• Grimsel Pass's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2660501^[17].
• Grimsel Pass's Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names ID is recorded as 1108416^[18].
• Grimsel Pass's different from is recorded as Saddle of Grimsel Pass^[19].
• Grimsel Pass's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2164'}^[20].
• Grimsel Pass's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2552298^[21].
• Grimsel Pass's name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Grimselpass'}^[22].
• Grimsel Pass's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Grimselpass^[23].
• Grimsel Pass's mountain range is recorded as Bernese Alps^[24].
• Grimsel Pass's IVS ID is recorded as BE00170000^[25].
• Grimsel Pass's IVS ID is recorded as VS00040000^[26].
• Grimsel Pass's museum-digital place ID is recorded as 1590^[27].

Body

Geography

Grimsel Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Located in include Canton of Berne^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[28], in Switzerland^[29], founded in 1848^[30] and Canton of Valais^[4], a canton of Switzerland^[31], in Switzerland^[32], founded in 1815^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Grimsel Pass's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2164'}^[20].

Designation and Status

Grimsel Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Grimsel Pass include grimselite^[34], a mineral species^[35].

Why It Matters

Grimsel Pass ranks in the top 8% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for it include grimselite^[34], a mineral species^[35].