Observing the magnificence of the Swiss Alps
by Angel Ling, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
The picture was taken at the top of Gornergrat (~3,100 m) in Switzerland. The north observatory cupola on the Kulmhotel Gornergrat, the highest hotel in Europe, was constructed in the 70s. It is facing the magnificent Swiss Alps on a sunny day.
Taken on 5
September
2020
Submitted on March 26, 2023
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- Earth and Space Science Informatics (94)
- European Geosciences Union (328)
- Field (2761)
- Planetary and Solar System Sciences (128)
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- Europe (3535)
- Western Europe (709)
- Switzerland (133)
- Exact location (7.7835 E, 45.9833 N)
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alps, observatory, switzerland, gornergrat
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Credit: Angel Ling (distributed via imaggeo.egu.eu)
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