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Valais ( UK: / ˈvæleɪ / VAL-ay, US: / væˈleɪ / val-AY, French: [valɛ] ⓘ ), [a] more formally, the Canton of Valais, [b] is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of thirteen districts and its capital and largest city is Sion . Valais is situated in the southwestern part of the country.
La Tzoumaz (formally known as Les Mayens-de-Riddes) is a ski resort in the Swiss Alps, in the canton of Valais. It is part of the "Four Valleys" ski area, which consists of various ski resorts, including Verbier, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, La Tzoumaz, and Thyon. As such it has direct access to over 400 km of runs.
Haute-Nendaz is situated on plateau at an altitude between 1300m and 1500m. In winter it forms part of the 4 Vallées ski resort and is one of the most extensive ski areas in Europe, with a ski area of over 400 km. It is located close to Sion, the capital of the Valais, and is approximately 2 hours from Geneva.
Sphinx Observatory. / 46.54750°N 7.98500°E / 46.54750; 7.98500. The Sphinx Observatory is an astronomical observatory located above the Jungfraujoch in Switzerland. It is named after the Sphinx, a rocky summit on which it is located. At 3,571 m (11,716 ft) above mean sea level, it is one of the highest observatories in the world.
The Aletsch Glacier ( German: Aletschgletscher, German pronunciation: [ˈalɛtʃˌɡlɛtʃɐ]) or Great Aletsch Glacier ( Grosser Aletschgletscher) is the largest glacier in the Alps. It has a length of about 23 km (14 mi) (2014), [2] a volume of 15.4 km 3 (3.7 cu mi) (2011), and covers about 81.7 km 2 (31.5 square miles) (2011) in the eastern ...
Saint-Léonard underground lake (French Lac souterrain de Saint-Léonard) is located at Saint Léonard in the canton of Valais, Switzerland. Geography [ edit ] It is formed where a bed of Triassic gypsum , emplaced within impervious Carboniferous strata , has been dissolved by groundwater . [1]
Location in Switzerland. The Great St Bernard Pass ( French: Col du Grand St-Bernard, Italian: Colle del Gran San Bernardo, German: Grosser Sankt Bernhard; Romansh: Pass del Grond Son Bernard) is the third highest road pass in Switzerland, at an elevation of 2,469 m (8,100 ft). It connects Martigny in the canton of Valais in Switzerland with ...
Zermatt ( German: [tsɛʁˈmat] ⓘ, Swiss Standard German: [tsɛrˈmat]) is a municipality in the district of Visp in the German -speaking section of the canton of Valais in Switzerland. It has a year-round population of about 5,800 and is classified as a town by the Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO). It lies at the upper end of Mattertal ...