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.

Pennine Alps contains Simplon Pass
Valais contains Simplon Pass
Brig-Glis locatedNear Simplon Pass
Brig-Glis roadConnections Simplon Pass
this entity surface form: "Simplon Pass road"