Simplon Pass

Summary

Simplon Pass is a mountain pass^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Simplon Pass is located in Simplon^[3].
• Simplon Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Simplon Pass's image is recorded as Sempione.jpg^[5].
• Simplon Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[6].
• Simplon Pass's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 238396413^[7].
• Simplon Pass's GND ID is recorded as 4107772-6^[8].
• Simplon Pass's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh94001493^[9].
• Simplon Pass's Commons category is recorded as Simplonpass^[10].
• Simplon Pass's Structurae structure ID is recorded as 10000011^[11].
• Simplon Pass's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.2502113, 'lon': 8.0316806}^[12].
• Simplon Pass's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cr5d^[13].
• Simplon Pass's HDS ID is recorded as 008806^[14].
• Simplon Pass's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia^[15].
• Simplon Pass's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[16].
• Simplon Pass's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• Simplon Pass's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Zweiter Band^[18].
• Simplon Pass's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Simplon-Pass^[19].
• Simplon Pass's heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[20].
• Simplon Pass's GeoNames ID is recorded as 2658580^[21].
• Simplon Pass's different from is recorded as Saddle of Simplon Pass^[22].
• Simplon Pass's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2006'}^[23].
• Simplon Pass's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as -2554243^[24].
• Simplon Pass's name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Simplonpass'}^[25].
• Simplon Pass's name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Passo del Sempione'}^[26].
• Simplon Pass's Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID is recorded as 3663247^[27].

Body

Geography

Simplon Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. It is located in Simplon^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Simplon Pass's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2006'}^[23].

Designation and Status

Simplon Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Swiss townscape worthy of protection^[20].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Simplon Pass include Simplon railway^[28], a railway line^[29], in Switzerland^[30]; Simplon^[31], a department of France^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1810^[34]; and state road 33^[35], a road^[36], in Italy^[37].

Why It Matters

Simplon Pass ranks in the top 3% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[38] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[39]

Entities named for it include Simplon railway^[28], a railway line^[29], in Switzerland^[30]; Simplon^[31], a department of France^[32], in France^[33], founded in 1810^[34]; and state road 33^[35], a road^[36], in Italy^[37].