Simplon area

E625207
geographical region mountainous region

The Simplon area is a mountainous region in the Swiss Alps centered around the Simplon Pass, known for its high alpine landscapes, historic trade route, and surrounding peaks such as the Fletschhorn.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Statements Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Simplon Pass area 1
Simplon Pass region 1
Simplon area canonical 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
mountainous region ⓘ
bordersRegion Italian region of Piedmont ⓘ
connectsRegion Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ
Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasCenter Simplon Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasClimate alpine climate ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity tourism ⓘ
transit traffic ⓘ
hasElevationRange over 2000 meters ⓘ
hasEnvironment alpine meadows ⓘ
glaciated terrain ⓘ
rocky ridges ⓘ
hasFauna alpine ibex ⓘ
chamois ⓘ
golden eagle ⓘ
hasFeature historic hospice near Simplon Pass ⓘ
hasFlora alpine grasslands ⓘ
subalpine coniferous forests ⓘ
hasGeology crystalline rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
hasLandscapeType high alpine landscape ⓘ
hasPass Simplon Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPeak Breithorn (Simplon) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Fletschhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Lagginhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monte Leone NERFINISHED ⓘ
Weissmies NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasRoad Simplon road NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSettlement Simplon village NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasTransportInfrastructure Simplon Tunnel vicinity ⓘ
hasValley Simplon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasViewOf Fletschhorn massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
Monte Leone massif NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor alpine scenery ⓘ
historic trade route ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ
locatedIn Swiss Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCanton Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInCountry Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Alps ⓘ
Pennine Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularFor hiking ⓘ
mountaineering ⓘ
ski touring ⓘ
traversedBy international road route between Brig and Domodossola ⓘ
usedAs historic trade corridor ⓘ
usedSince Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Fletschhorn → overlooksValley → Simplon area ⓘ
Lepontine Gaul → crossedBy → Simplon area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simplon Pass region
Brig–Domodossola route → region → Simplon area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simplon region
Brig–Domodossola route → passesThrough → Simplon area ⓘ
this entity surface form: Simplon Pass area