| Simplon Pass | |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 2,008 metres (6,588 feet) |
| Location |  Switzerland |
| Range | Alps |
| Coordinates | |
Simplon Pass (Italian: Passo del Sempione) (2008 m./6589 ft.) is a high mountain pass in the Lepontine Alps between Switzerland and Italy. In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit In a range of hills or especially of mountains, a pass (also gap, notch, col, saddle, bwlch, The Lepontine Alps are a Mountain range in the central part of the Alps. Switzerland (English pronunciation; Schweiz Swiss German: Schwyz or Schwiiz Suisse Svizzera Svizra officially the Swiss Confederation Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest It connects Brig in the canton of Valais with Domodossola in Piedmont. Brig (Brigue Briga is the capital of the municipality of Brig-Glis in the district of Brig in the canton of Valais in Switzerland The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the states of the Federal state of Switzerland. The Valais ( German:) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its Domodossola is a city in the Province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in the region of Piedmont, Italy, earlier known as Oscela, Oscella Oscella dei Piedmont ( Piemonte; Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont; French: Piémont) is one of the 20 Regions of Italy. The pass itself is, together with the first villages across the border such as Gondo, still in Switzerland. Gondo is a Village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. The Simplon Tunnel was built beneath the vicinity of the pass in the early 20th century to carry rail traffic between the two countries. The Simplon Tunnel is an Alpine Railway Tunnel that connects the Swiss Town of Brig with Domodossola in
History
There has been a locally used passage through the mountains here for several centuries, but the pass acquired international significance during the Napoleonic occupation. Between 1801 and 1805 a road was constructed by the engineer Nicolas Céard at the direction of the emperor in order to transport artillery pieces through the pass between the Rhône valley and Italy. Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The Rhone, or the Rhône is one of the major Rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Since then, the pass has been usable by post carriages, replaced early in the twentieth century by post buses. For other meanings see Stagecoach (disambiguation. A stagecoach (also called diligence) is a type of four-wheeled enclosed A Postbus is a public Bus service that is operated as part of local Mail delivery
The former Simplon département (the Swiss canton Valais) was named after the pass. Simplon was the name of a département of the First French Empire. The Valais ( German:) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its
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Erwin Friedrich Baumann (* October 27 1890 in Berne; † February 8 1980 ibidem Simplon is the name of a region in the Alps It can refer specifically to Simplon Pass and Tunnel Simplon (département, a former French The Valais ( German:) is one of the 26 Cantons of Switzerland in the southwestern part of the country, around the valley of the Rhône from its
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