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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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Simplon Pass canonical 20
Simplon Pass road 3
Saas Valley and Simplon Pass 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf high mountain pass
mountain pass
connects Canton of Valais
surface form: canton of Valais

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
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
locatedInCanton Valais
locatedInCountry Switzerland
locatedNear Brig
Domodossola
partOfMountainRange Pennine Alps
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

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Input
Subject: Simplon Pass
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (24)

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

Valais contains Simplon Pass
Pennine Alps contains Simplon Pass
Brig-Glis locatedNear Simplon Pass
Brig-Glis roadConnections Simplon Pass
this entity surface form: Simplon Pass road
Brig locatedNear Simplon Pass
Jorge Chávez Dartnell flightOver Simplon Pass
Fletschhorn prominenceReference Simplon Pass
Fletschhorn liesBetween Simplon Pass
this entity surface form: Saas Valley and Simplon Pass
Fletschhorn isVisibleFrom Simplon Pass
this entity surface form: Simplon Pass road
Monte Leone nearestLocality Simplon Pass
Monte Leone overlooks Simplon Pass
Monte Leone isVisibleFrom Simplon Pass
this entity surface form: Simplon Pass road
Monte Leone hasCol Simplon Pass
Monte Leone keyCol Simplon Pass
Lepontine Alps notablePass Simplon Pass
Simplon namedAfter Simplon Pass
Alpine main chain hasNotablePass Simplon Pass
Domodossola locatedNearPass Simplon Pass
Alps (in clear weather) majorPass Simplon Pass
subject surface form: Alps
Simplon Tunnel passesUnder Simplon Pass
Simplon Tunnel namedAfter Simplon Pass