Bernese Alps in the wide meaning

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Country Switzerland Elevation 4,274 m Parent range Alps		Orogeny Alpine orogeny Peak Finsteraarhorn

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The Bernese Alps in the wide meaning (in German Berner Alpen i.w.S., in French Alpes Bernoises D.l.s.l.) are a mountain range in the northwestern part of the Alps. They are located in Switzerland.

GeographyEdit

The range concerns several Swiss cantons: Bern, Vaud, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, Nidwalden and Obwalden.

SOIUSA classificationEdit

According to SOIUSA (International Standardized Mountain Subdivision of the Alps) the range is an Alpine section, classified in the following way:

main part = Western Alps

major sector = North Western Alps

section = Bernese Alps i.t.w.m.

code = I/B-12

SubdivisionEdit

The range is divided into three subsections:

Urner Alps (in German Urner Alpen) - SOIUSA code:I/B-12.I;

Bernese Alps s.s. (in German Berner Alpen i.e.S.) - SOIUSA code:I/B-12.II;

Vaud Alps - SOIUSA code:I/B-12.III.

Notable summitsEdit

Some notable summits of the range are:

Notable passesEdit

Some notable mountain passes of the range are:

MapsEdit

Swiss official cartography (Swiss Federal Office of Topography - Swisstopo); on-line version: map.geo.admin.ch

References

Bernese Alps in the wide meaning Wikipedia

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