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Mountain pass · Martigny - Saint-Maurice Region · 1,527 m

Col de la Forclaz

Name: Col de la Forclaz
Address: Switzerland

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Schild auf der Passhöhe des Col de la Forclaz.
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Der Col de la Forclaz im schweizer Kanton Wallis verbindet die Orte Martigny und Le Châtelard. Die Passhöhe liegt auf 1527 m.

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2'566'133E 1'100'804N

46.057908, 7.001044

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46°03'28.5"N 7°00'03.8"E

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32T 345378 5102424

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