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The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region is situated in the cantons of Valais and Bern. This breathtaking mountain landscape is an outstanding example of the High Alps formation in Switzerland. The Jungfrau-Aletsch region is the most glaciated part of the Alps. The area holds nine impressive peaks over 4,000 metres, among them the 4,158-metre-high Jungfrau. The Jungfraujoch is the lowest point between the mountains Mönch and Jungfrau. The Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps. This impressive glacier is approximately 23 km long and has a maximum thickness of about 900 metres. The amazing Ice Palace inside this glacier includes vaulted rooms, furniture, a bar, and statues of birds and animals, all made of ice. Due to global warming, the Aletsch Glacier has retreated about 3.5 km in length since 1850, and lost about 300 metres of its thickness. This stunning landscape of the Swiss High Alps has played a very important role in alpine tourism, as well as European art and mountaineering. This Alpine landscape is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site, much like the Tectonic Arena Sardona in the Glarus Alps. The region is located about 80 km from Bern. The Jungfrau-Aletsch region of the Swiss High Alps gained status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2001; it was first inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn. The site was extended in 2007; this extension includes glacial valleys, such as the Fiescher Glacier and the Aare Glacier. World Heritage Art: Summer Flowers around the Jungfrau-Aletsch

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   The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is an outstanding example of the formation of the High Alps. This mountain region is situated in the most glaciated part of the Alps. The largest glacier in the Alps is situated in this breathtaking landscape. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch gained status as UNESCO World Heritage in 2001. After the extension of the World Heritage in 2007, this site now includes other large glacier valleys such as the Aar Glacier and the Fiescher Glacier.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch: It is possible to travel to the Jungfraujoch by cogwheel. The daytrip takes passengers into the heart of the Jungfrau-Aletsch region. The Wengernalp Railway runs from the mountain village of Grindelwald up to the Kleine Scheidegg Pass at the foot of the Eiger North Face. From the Kleine Scheidegg, the Jungfrau Railway runs up to the Jungfraujoch, widely known as the Top of Europe. It offers magnificent views over the vast Aletsch Glacier.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region: The Eiger North Face (about 1,800 metres) viewed from the Eigerwand Railway Station. The Eiger is one of the three great north faces in the Swiss Alps. It towers vertically high above Grindelwald. It was only in 1938 that the first alpinists discovered a route via the Eiger North Face to the summit of the Eiger: the Germans Andreas Heckmair and Ludwig Vörg, the Austrians Fritz Kasparek and Heinrich Harrer, author of 'Seven Years in Tibet'.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch: The summit of the Jungfrau (maiden). This amazing mountain is the third-highest mountain in the Bernese Alps. The Jungfrau-Aletsch region holds nine peaks above 4,000 metres, among them the Eiger, the Mönch, the Bietschhorn and the Jungfrau. This striking mountain landscape stands for the splendid beauty of the Alps. The 4,158-metre-high Jungfrau was first climbed in August 1811. It is the highest mountain overlooking the Jungfraujoch.

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   The Great Aletsch Glacier is the largest glacier in the Alps; its surface is approximately 80 km². In the middle of the 19th century, the glacier became a research object. This glacier is part of the natural UNESCO World Heritage Site Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch. This area is the most glaciated part of the Alps. This world of snow and ice has played an important role in Alpine tourism and mountaineering in Europe. Now, it is probably the most visited Alpine landscape in the world.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region: A walk on the eternal snows of the stunning Jungfraujoch, with the giant ice flow of the vast Aletsch Glacier in the background. The Jungfraujoch is the lowest point between the imposing Mönch and Jungfrau. The Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier in the Alps. The Aletsch Glacier is approximately 23 km long and has a maximum thickness of about 900 metres. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region covers almost all of the Bernese Alps.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region: A snow disc ride on the eternal snows of the Jungfraujoch and Aletsch Glacier. The Jungfrau-Aletsch region is situated in the Bernese Alps, the highest and most glaciated part of the Swiss Alps. A cable car and the famous Jungfrau Railway run up to the Jungfraujoch. Although it is an expensive day trip, it is one of the best ways to visit this most impressive part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site: the Jungfraujoch and the Aletsch Glacier.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch: Several ice sculptures inside the Aletsch Glacier Ice Palace. This ice palace is situated inside the Aletsch Glacier. This 1,000-m² unique world of ice was carved out of the glacier in the 1930s; a network of corridors was made by hand. It includes several vaulted rooms, sculpted birds, animals, statues, furniture, and even a bar and an igloo, all made of ice. The imposing landscape of the Swiss High Alps has played an important role in European art and literature.

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   Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch region: The Jungfraujoch Sphinx Observation Terrace and Observatory is situated at an altitude of 3,571 metres above sea level. It is accessible by a lift. The terrace is the highest viewpoint of the Jungfraujoch; it offers unparalleled views over the Aletsch Glacier and the impressive snow-covered peaks of the surrounding mountains. The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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    The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch is famous for its outstanding beauty. This natural UNESCO World Heritage Site not only includes Aletsch Glacier and the surrounding mountains, but also the unspoilt nature of the Aletsch Forest, which is home to the primeval larches and the oldest and largest Swiss stone pines (Pinus cembra). The Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch also provides an outstanding source of knowledge about the formation of mountains and glaciers, as well as continuing climate change, primarily caused by human activity.

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    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch: The Corkscrew Chute is one of the falls of the Trümmelbach; this glacial stream carries the meltwater from the glaciers of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. On hot summer days, it carries up to 20,000 litres of water per second. These amazing falls are a series of ten glacial waterfalls inside the Schwarze Mönch mountain; they are part of the 72 waterfalls of the Lauterbrunnen Valley. These impressive Trümmelbach Falls are the largest underground waterfalls in Europe. 

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    Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch: The Trümmelbach with its ten glacial waterfalls inside the Schwarze Mönch is unique in Europe. The Trümmelbach Falls are fed by the cold meltwater from the ice caps and snow of the glaciers of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau. These boisterous and dashing falls are made accessible by a series of walkways, bridges, staircases and even a unique tunnel lift. These thundering falls are situated in the Lauterbrunnental, a spectacular valley carved out by glacial erosion.