Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
A World Heritage Site in Switzerland, inscribed in 2001 as a Natural Site. This page summarises the key facts: inscription year, category and location.
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Key facts
- Country
- Switzerland
- Region
- Europe and North America
- Inscribed
- 2001
- Category
- Natural Site
- Criteria
- (vii)(viii)(ix)
- Property area
- approx. 824 km² (82,400 ha)
- Component parts
- 1
- Coordinates
- 46.5000, 8.0333
- UNESCO ID
- 1037
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Names in other languages
- French
- Alpes suisses Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Spanish
- Alpes suizos Jungfrau-Aletsch
- Chinese
- 少女峰–阿雷奇冰河–毕奇霍恩峰
Other World Heritage Sites in Switzerland
- Abbey of St Gall (1983)
- Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe (2007)
- Benedictine Convent of St John at Müstair (1983)
- La Chaux-de-Fonds / Le Locle, Watchmaking Town Planning (2009)
- Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces (2007)
- Monte San Giorgio (2003)
- Old City of Berne (1983)
- Prehistoric Pile Dwellings around the Alps (2011)
- Rhaetian Railway in the Albula / Bernina Landscapes (2008)
- Swiss Tectonic Arena Sardona (2008)
- The Architectural Work of Le Corbusier, an Outstanding Contribution to the Modern Movement (2016)
- Three Castles, Defensive Wall and Ramparts of the Market-Town of Bellinzona (2000)
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