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 (317 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 instance of is recorded as alpine section[8].
  • Pennine Alps is part of Northwestern Alps[9].
  • Pennine Alps's Commons category is recorded as Pennine Alps[10].
  • Pennine Alps's highest point is recorded as Dufourspitze[11].
  • Pennine Alps's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.9775, 'lon': 7.6597222222222}[12].
  • Pennine Alps's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pennine Alps[13].
  • Pennine Alps's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[14].
  • Pennine Alps sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4634'}[15].
  • Pennine Alps's mountain range is recorded as Northwestern Alps[16].
  • Pennine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Graian Alps[17].
  • Pennine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Lepontine Alps[18].
  • Pennine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Bernese Alps in the wide meaning[19].
  • Pennine Alps's has boundary is recorded as Po Valley[20].

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Geography

Country listings include Switzerland[6], a state[21], in Switzerland[22], founded in 1291[23] and Italy[7], a country[24], in Italy[25], founded in 1946[26]. Located in include Canton of Valais[3], a canton of Switzerland[27], in Switzerland[28], founded in 1815[29]; Piedmont[4], a region of Italy[30], in Italy[31], founded in 1970[32]; and Aosta Valley[5], an autonomous region with special statute[33], in Italy[34]. Pennine Alps is part of Northwestern Alps[9].

Physical Characteristics

Pennine Alps sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4634'}[15].

Designation and Status

Pennine Alps's instance of is recorded as alpine section[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Pennine Alps include Penninic[35], a nappe[36].

Why It Matters

Pennine Alps ranks in the top 8% of alpine_section entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (317 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for it include Penninic[35], a nappe[36].

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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [36] . 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. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag pennine-alps
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: pennine-alps, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289954279|pennine alps (#289954279)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  2. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has boundary Graian Alps, Lepontine Alps, Bernese Alps in the wide meaning +1
    Topic's main category Category:Pennine Alps
    Instance of
    Svkkl authority id 0407109-Penninske-Alpy-Italie-a-svycarsko-pohori
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0407109-Penninske-Alpy-Italie-a-svycarsko-pohori, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259492|batch #259492]]"
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