Gallen. Conversely, not all the mountains in the canton of Glarus are part of the Glarus Alps, with those to the north of the Urner Boden and to the west...
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Glaruna) is the capital of the canton of Glarus in Switzerland. Since 1 January 2011, the municipality of Glarus incorporates the former municipalities...
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mountain of the Glarus Alps in Switzerland, located west of the Ortstock. The summit is the tripoint between the cantons of Schwyz, Uri and Glarus. The Schijen...
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The major thrust fault of the Tectonic Arena Sardona in the eastern Glarus Alps gives a visible illustration of mountain-building processes and was therefore...
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Bernese Alps (north of the Rhône to the Grimsel Pass) Urner Alps (from Grimsel Pass to the Reuss) Glarus Alps (north-east of Oberalp Pass) Appenzell Alps (north...
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The canton of Glarus (German: Kanton Glarus [ˈɡlaːrʊs] ; Romansh: Chantun Glaruna; French: Canton de Glaris; Italian: Canton Glarona) is a canton in east-central...
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is a mountain in the Glarus Alps, located at an elevation of 3,107 m (10,194 ft) on the border between the Swiss cantons of Glarus and Graubünden. It overlooks...
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Tödi (category Mountains of the canton of Glarus)
peak Piz Russein the highest mountain in the Glarus Alps and the highest summit in the canton of Glarus, Switzerland. It is located on the border between...
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Central Eastern Alps Glarus Alps This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Alps". Encyclopædia...
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the east of Glarus Alps, with the cantons of Schaffhausen, Thurgau, St. Gallen, Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden, and Glarus. The north of...
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The main valleys of the Alps, orographically by drainage basin. High Rhine Aare Limmat Linth (Glarus) Lake Walen Seeztal Klöntal Sernftal Reuss Lake Lucerne...
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The Glarus thrust (German: Glarner Überschiebung) is a major thrust fault in the Alps of eastern Switzerland. Along the thrust the Helvetic nappes were...
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Piz Nair (3,059 m) is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located on the border between the Swiss cantons of Uri and Graubünden. Together with Piz Giuv (3...
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exceeding 4,000 metres (13,000 ft). The two main mountain ranges are the Alps (south and east) and the Jura (north and west), separated by the Swiss Plateau...
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Ausserrhoden, Appenzell Innerrhoden and St. Gallen and are bordered by the Glarus Alps to the west and the Rätikon to the south-east. The range is split up...
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of mountains of the Swiss canton of Glarus. Glarus is a very mountainous canton and lies entirely within the Alps. It is also one of the five cantons...
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Lucerne), the Lepontine Alps to the south (the valley of Urseren with Andermatt) and the Glarus Alps to the east (Reuss). The Uri Alps are composed of two...
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Schwyz Alps and the Glarus Alps. The Schwyzer Alps extend beyond the boundaries of the canton of Schwyz, including parts of the cantons of Glarus, Luzern...
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The Fronalpstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located east of Glarus in the canton of Glarus. Retrieved from the Swisstopo topographic maps. The...
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coordinates) This page tabulates only the most prominent mountains of the Alps, selected for having a topographic prominence of at least 300 metres (980 ft)...
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Linth (category Rivers of the canton of Glarus)
the boundary between the mountain ranges of the Glarus Alps, to its east and south, and the Schwyzer Alps, to its west. In its lower part, in the Linth...
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The Adula Alps, also known as the West Graubünden and Misox Alps, are a western Alpine mountain group, the part of the Lepontine Alps from the Lukmanier...
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Cavistrau (category Mountains of the Alps)
The Cavistrau is a mountain consisting of two summits in the Glarus Alps, overlooking Brigels and Trun in canton of Graubünden. The mountain belongs to...
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The Bavarian Alps (German: Bayerische Alpen) is a collective name for several mountain ranges of the Northern Limestone Alps within the German state of...
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Mürtschenstock (category Glarus thrust)
Mürtschenstock is a mountain massif of the Glarus Alps, overlooking the Walensee in the canton of Glarus. It is composed of several summits, of which...
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Gross Ruchen, Glarus Alps, Switzerland Chli Ruchen, Glarus Alps, Switzerland Ruchen is the highest peak of Mürtschenstock, Glarus Alps, Switzerland alternativ...
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between canton of Glarus and St. Gallen, Switzerland Fulen (2410 m), second highest peak of the Mürtschenstock, part of the Glarus Alps, Switzerland Fulen...
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Nüschenstock (category Mountains of the canton of Glarus)
The Nüschenstock is a mountain of the Glarus Alps, located south of Linthal in canton of Glarus. On its eastern side it overlooks the Muttsee. Retrieved...
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originates from the center of the ranges. The Plessur Alps are separated from the Glarus Alps in the west by the Rhine valley; from the Rätikon range...
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Piz Sardona (category Mountains of the canton of Glarus)
in the Glarus Alps, on the border between the cantons Glarus and St. Gallen. The 3,056 metre high mountain overlooks the valleys of Elm (Glarus) and Calfeisen...
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