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Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area

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Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area
Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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The Jungfrau-Aletsch protected area (officially Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch) 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.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)。Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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