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Monte Destination Guide
Touring Monte in Switzerland
Monte in the region of Ticino is located in Switzerland - some 63 mi or ( 101 km ) South-East of Berne , the country's capital city .
Time in Monte is now 10:03 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Zurich " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Zurich, Sornico, Sedrun, Peccia, and Fusio. Being here already, consider visiting Zurich . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Monte ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Gotthard Tunnel 16.9 km with 6X Speed (Switzerland)
My driving Videos on a Map: schweizerautobahnen.blogspot.com Route in Google Maps: tinyurl.com Driving trough the world second longest road tunnel which is 16.9km long. 6X Speed. Filmed in October 200 ..
Boot De-Icing in severe icing conditions
The video shows ice shedding during boot inflation in moderate to severe icing conditions over the Swiss Alps. ..
Gotthard Tunnel, Switzerland 4X Speed (2010) HD
My driving videos on a map: schweizerautobahnen.blogspot.com Route on Google Maps: tinyurl.com Recorded in March 2010. The Tunnel is 16.9km long. So it is the third longest road tunnel in the world. S ..
San Gottardo Pass - up
To the top of the San Gottardo pass. All done at or below the legal speed limit. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Gotthard Tunnel
The Gotthard Tunnel is a 15-kilometre (9 mi) long railway tunnel and forms the summit of the Gotthard Railway in Switzerland. It connects Göschenen with Airolo and was the first tunnel through the Gotthard massif. It is built as one double-track, standard gauge tunnel. The tunnel rises from the northern portal at Göschenen (1106 metres / 3650 ft) and the highest point (1151 metres, or 3800 ft) is reached after approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi).
Located at 46.53 8.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
National Redoubt (Switzerland)
The Swiss National Redoubt (Schweizer Reduit or Réduit suisse) was a defensive plan developed by the Swiss government beginning in the 1880s to respond to foreign invasion. In the opening years of World War II the plan was expanded and refined to deal with a potential German invasion. The German plan, Operation Tannenbaum, was real, but was never carried out.
Located at 46.53 8.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lago della Sella
Lago della Sella is a reservoir near St. Gotthard Pass in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. The gravity dam with a height of 36 m was completed in 1947. The dam was planned and built under control of the Swiss engineer Fritz Gigax.
Located at 46.56 8.60 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lago Ritom
Lago Ritom is a small lake in the Piora valley, Ticino, Switzerland. The natural lake is used as a reservoir by the Swiss Federal Railways to generate hydro-electric power for the Gotthard line. The first dam was built in 1918 and, in 1950, its height was increased by 23 m. The lake can be reached by funicular from Piotta 786 m below. The track with a length of 1369 m has a maximum inclination of 87.8%, the highest in Europe. The lake's surface area is 1.49 km² at an elevation of 1850 m.
Located at 46.54 8.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Lago di Tom
Lago di Tom is a lake in the Piora Valley, in the canton of Ticino, Switzerland. Its surface area is 0.13 km².
Located at 46.55 8.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
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