Pennine Alps

mountain range in the Western part of the Alps
Place alpine_section Q1270
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Pennine Alps

Summary

Pennine Alps is an alpine section[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of alpine_section entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pennine Alps is located in Canton of Valais[3].
  • Pennine Alps is located in Piedmont[4].
  • Pennine Alps is located in Aosta Valley[5].
  • Pennine Alps is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • Pennine Alps is in the country of Italy[7].
  • Pennine Alps's image is recorded as Valais Alps.jpg[8].
  • Pennine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[9].
  • Pennine Alps's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 315526511[10].
  • Pennine Alps's GND ID is recorded as 4064469-8[11].
  • Pennine Alps's locator map image is recorded as Alps - Pennine.JPG[12].
  • Pennine Alps's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85099504[13].
  • Pennine Alps's part of is recorded as Northwestern Alps[14].
  • Pennine Alps's Commons category is recorded as Pennine Alps[15].
  • Pennine Alps's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 10617220[16].
  • Pennine Alps's highest point is recorded as Dufourspitze[17].
  • Pennine Alps's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.9775, 'lon': 7.6597222222222}[18].
  • Pennine Alps's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fcgd[19].
  • Pennine Alps's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge138020[20].
  • Pennine Alps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pennine Alps[21].
  • Pennine Alps's National Library of Israel ID is recorded as 000765951[22].
  • Pennine Alps's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0002964[23].
  • Pennine Alps's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[24].
  • Pennine Alps's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Pennine-Alps[25].
  • Pennine Alps's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2659235[26].
  • Pennine Alps's detail map is recorded as Alpes Pennines Bul Map.png[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Switzerland[6], a state[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1291[30] and Italy[7], 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]; Piedmont[4], a region of Italy[37], in Italy[38], founded in 1970[39]; and Aosta Valley[5], an autonomous region with special statute[40], in Italy[41]. Pennine Alps's part of is recorded as Northwestern Alps[14].

Physical Characteristics

Pennine Alps's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4634'}[42].

Designation and Status

Pennine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pennine Alps include Penninic[43], a nappe[44].

Why It Matters

Pennine Alps ranks in the top 8% of alpine_section entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (104 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Penninic[43], a nappe[44].

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  24. [26] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
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  15. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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