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Geography and Environment of Switzerland
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Switzerland.
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Overview
Switzerland covers an area of 15,944 square miles. A quarter of the country consists of glaciers, mountains, and lakes; another quarter is covered by forests. Switzerland has a varied topography from an altitude of 633 feet above sea level in the Ticino Canton to 15,203 feet — the Monte Rosa peak — in the Alps.
Detailed geography
mostly mountains (Alps in south, Jura in northwest) with a central plateau of rolling hills, plains, and large lakes
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