🌿 Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch

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The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area is located in south-western Switzerland between the cantons of Bern and Valais. It is a mountainous region in the easternmost side of the Bernese Alps, containing the northern wall of Jungfrau and Eiger, and the largest glaciated area in western Eurasia, comprising the Aletsch Glacier. The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area is the first World Natural Heritage site in the Alps; it was inscribed in 2001.

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Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a natural World Heritage site in Switzerland, in Europe. For the living forecast of the area, open World Weather; the details of why Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch was inscribed are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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