Lepontine Alps

range of mountains in North-Western part of the Alps
Place alpine_section Q1274
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The Lepontine Alps is a place with an area of 13k . This area covers a significant portion of land. The elevation of the Lepontine Alps is 1.7k . It has these geographical characteristics. The Lepontine Alps is defined by its area and elevation.

Lepontine Alps

Summary

Lepontine Alps is an alpine section[1]. It draws 28 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 image is recorded as Parte delle alpi lepontine.jpg[11].
  • Lepontine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[12].
  • Lepontine Alps's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 243107136[13].
  • Lepontine Alps's GND ID is recorded as 4277782-3[14].
  • Lepontine Alps's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh96006460[15].
  • Lepontine Alps's part of is recorded as Northwestern Alps[16].
  • Lepontine Alps's Commons category is recorded as Lepontine Alps[17].
  • Lepontine Alps's highest point is recorded as Monte Leone[18].
  • Lepontine Alps's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.383333333333, 'lon': 8.8333333333333}[19].
  • Lepontine Alps's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fcbt[20].
  • Lepontine Alps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lepontine Alps[21].
  • Lepontine Alps's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[22].
  • Lepontine Alps's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Lepontine-Alps[23].
  • Lepontine Alps's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2659945[24].
  • Lepontine Alps's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+151'}[25].
  • Lepontine Alps's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1699'}[26].
  • Lepontine Alps's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12639'}[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's part of is recorded as Northwestern Alps[16].

Physical Characteristics

Lepontine Alps's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+12639'}[27]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1699'}[26]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+151'}[25].

Designation and Status

Lepontine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[12].

Why It Matters

Lepontine Alps draws 28 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]

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  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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