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Col de la Forclaz

Name: Col de la Forclaz
Address: Switzerland

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Col de la Forclaz

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2'566'157E 1'100'797N

46.057847, 7.001360

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46°03'28.2"N 7°00'04.9"E

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32T 345403 5102416

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