Splügen Pass

Summary

Splügen Pass is a mountain pass^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Splügen Pass is located in Canton of the Grisons^[3].
• Splügen Pass is located in Switzerland^[4].
• Splügen Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[5].
• Splügen Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[6].
• Splügen Pass is part of Watershed between the Adriatic Sea and the North Sea^[7].
• Splügen Pass is part of Italy–Switzerland border^[8].
• Splügen Pass's Commons category is recorded as Splügen Pass^[9].
• Splügen Pass's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.50552777777778, 'lon': 9.330388888888889}^[10].
• Splügen Pass's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[11].
• Splügen Pass's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[12].
• Splügen Pass's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[13].
• Splügen Pass's described by source is recorded as New International Encyclopedia^[14].
• Splügen Pass's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Achtzehnter Band^[15].
• Splügen Pass's different from is recorded as Splügen^[16].
• Splügen Pass sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2113'}^[17].
• Splügen Pass's mountain range is recorded as Lepontine Alps^[18].
• Splügen Pass's mountain range is recorded as Oberhalbstein Alps^[19].

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Geography

Splügen Pass is in the country of Switzerland^[5]. Located in include Canton of the Grisons^[3], a canton of Switzerland^[20], in Switzerland^[21], founded in 1496^[22] and Switzerland^[4], a state^[23], in Switzerland^[24], founded in 1291^[25]. Part of include Watershed between the Adriatic Sea and the North Sea^[7] and Italy–Switzerland border^[8], a land boundary^[26], in Italy^[27], founded in 1861^[28].

Physical Characteristics

Splügen Pass sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2113'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Splügen Pass's instance of is recorded as mountain pass^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Splügen Pass include state road 36^[29], a road^[30], in Italy^[31].

Why It Matters

Splügen Pass ranks in the top 7% of mountain_pass entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include state road 36^[29], a road^[30], in Italy^[31].