Bernese Alps


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Bernese Alps

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a mountain range in SW Switzerland, the N central part of the Alps. Highest peak: Finsteraarhorn, 4274 m (14 022 ft.)
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Perched at over 6,000 feet in the Bernese Alps some six miles from Gstaad Palace, the Igloo Village of Saanerslochgrat is made entirely of snow.
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From certain vantage points, snowcapped mountains line the horizon (the mighty Jungfrau, one of the highest summits in the Bernese Alps is just an hour away), and idyllic, open countryside is on your doorstep, thanks to Switzerland's extensive, on-time public transport network.
BERN BEARS ALL; Chris Court follows in the paw prints of the beasts that gave this Swiss gem its name
From certain vantage points, snow-capped mountains line the horizon (the mighty Jungfrau, one of the highest summits in the Bernese Alps is just an hour away), and idyllic, open countryside is on your doorstep, thanks to Switzerland's extensive, on-time public transport network.
The bear necessities for a trip to Bern; In search of a weekend break, Chris Court follows the paw prints to a bustling Swiss city
In the study, scientist Christian Bogdal and colleagues focused on organic pollutants in sediment from a model body of water-glacier-fed Lake Oberaar in the Bernese Alps, Switzerland - testing for the persistent organic pollutants, including dioxins, PCBs, organochlorine pesticides and synthetic musk fragrances.
Glacial melting blamed for increased pollutants in environment
30 Yarmouth The Lauberhorn is a mountain in the Bernese Alps, located between Wengen and Grindelwald.
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The village of Gstaad lies in the midst of the Bernese Alps in southwestern Switzerland, on the border between the Germanand French-speaking parts of the country, and boasts magnificent surrounds, a pleasant alpine climate, cool mountain streams and lush green forests.
Travel: The land of snow...; Angharad Rhys samples the delights of a village in the heart of the Swiss Alps
htm) recaps a three-day trek through the Bernese Alps in Switzerland.
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On both sides of the Midway the world had come to strut its stuff: an ostrich farm and the Turkish Village and the Panorama of the Bernese Alps.
Peck, Richard Fair Weather
He knew the sixty-two mile route by heart, had flown it a dozen times and always enjoyed the panorama of the Urner and Bernese Alps.
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The 11th annual Swiss Star Party will be held at Gurnigel Pass in the Bernese Alps.
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In Switzerland, where I lived in a small mountain village in the Bernese Alps, I had no experience of degrading environments under pressure from human population," Hurni said.
From the Swiss Alps to the Simen Mountains: a profile of Hans Hurni
Long before Bobs was born, Murren started its famed history as a summer resort, frequented by prominent English-speaking guests such as Alfred Tennyson, George Bernard Shaw, Princess Mary and Henry Morton Stanley, who flocked to the Bernese Alps to enjoy the scenery and the various sporting activities on offer.
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