Simplon Pass
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Simplon Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps that connects the canton of Valais with northern Italy and has long been an important trans-Alpine trade and travel route.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high mountain pass
→
mountain pass → |
| connects |
canton of Valais
NERFINISHED
→
Northern Italy →
surface form: "northern Italy"
|
| connectsTown |
Brig
→
Domodossola → |
| crosses | main chain of the Alps → |
| hasApproximateElevation |
2005 metres
→
6578 feet → |
| hasBorderRole | link between Switzerland and Italy → |
| hasClimate | alpine climate → |
| hasHistoricalUse |
trans-Alpine trade route
→
trans-Alpine travel route → |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Visp
→
surface form: "Simplon village"
|
| hasRoad |
Brig–Domodossola route
→
surface form: "Simplon road"
|
| hasScenicViewOf | Alpine peaks → |
| hasStrategicImportance |
economic
→
military → |
| hasTunnel | Simplon Tunnel → |
| hasWinterCondition | snowy winters → |
| improvedBy | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED → |
| isAccessibleBy | paved road → |
| isInRegion |
Southern Switzerland
→
surface form: "southwestern Switzerland"
|
| isMaintainedBy | Swiss authorities → |
| isNearBorderWith | Italy → |
| isOnRoute | Brig–Domodossola route → |
| isOpenTo |
bicycles
→
motor vehicles → pedestrians → |
| isPartOf | Alpine passes network → |
| locatedIn | Swiss Alps NERFINISHED → |
| locatedInCanton | Valais → |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland → |
| locatedNear |
Brig
→
Domodossola → |
| partOfMountainRange | Pennine Alps NERFINISHED → |
| roadCompletedInCentury | 19th century → |
| roadConstructionPeriod | early 19th century → |
| tunnelConnects |
Italy
→
Switzerland → |
| tunnelOpenedIn | 1906 → |
| tunnelType | railway tunnel → |
| usedFor |
cycling
→
hiking → rail transport → road transport → tourism → |
| wasImportantSince | Middle Ages → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Simplon Pass road"