Valais, Switzerland

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Valais, Switzerland is a mountainous canton in southwestern Switzerland known for its Alpine peaks, glaciers, vineyards, and the upper Rhône Valley.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canton of Switzerland
bordersCanton Bern
Fribourg
Nidwalden NERFINISHED
Obwalden NERFINISHED
Ticino NERFINISHED
Uri
Vaud
bordersCountry France
Italy
capital Sion
contains Rhône valley
surface form: upper Rhône Valley
containsGlacier Aletsch Glacier
Gorner Glacier
containsMountain Dent Blanche
Matterhorn
Weisshorn
containsTown Brig-Glis
Crans-Montana
Martigny
Monthey
Sierre
Verbier
Zermatt
containsValley Mattertal
Saastal
Val de Bagnes
Val d’Anniviers
Val d’Hérens
country Switzerland
hasLanguageRegion Canton of Valais
surface form: Central Valais (French-speaking)

Lower Valais
surface form: Lower Valais (French-speaking)

Upper Valais
surface form: Upper Valais (German-speaking)
highestPoint Dufourspitze
knownFor Alpine peaks
glaciers
hydroelectric power production
ski resorts
vineyards
largestCity Sion
locatedIn Alps
locatedInRegion Western Switzerland
surface form: southwestern Switzerland
officialLanguage French
German
officialName Canton du Valais NERFINISHED
Canton of Valais NERFINISHED
Kanton Wallis NERFINISHED
shortName VS
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
traversedByRiver Rhône River
surface form: Rhône

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Rhône Glacier countrySubdivision Valais, Switzerland
Bolliger & Mabillard headquartersLocation Valais, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Monthey, Switzerland
Pontal d’Entrèves hasNearbyBorder Valais, Switzerland
this entity surface form: Switzerland (via Mont Blanc–Val Ferret area)