Description: The physical map of Switzerland showing major geographical features like elevations, mountain ranges, seas, lakes, plateaus, peninsulas, rivers, plains, landforms and other topographic features.
Switzerland
is officially known as the Swiss Confederation is
located in Western and Central Europe. It is surrounded
by France to the west, Italy to the south, Austria and
Liechtenstein to the east and Germany to the north.
It has a total area of 41,285 square kilometres divided
between the Swiss Plateau, the Jura and the Alps. The
larger part of the country consists of Alps only.
The Rhine, Inn, Ticino and Rhône are the major rivers of
Switzerland. Lake Geneva, Lake Constance and Lake
Maggiore are biggest fresh water lakes in Switzerland
among 1500 others. Six percent of the Europe’s fresh
water source is these lakes.
Monte Rosa is the highest mountain and the most famous
is the Matterhorn. They are situated in Pennine Alps.
Jungfrau 4,158 metres, Mönch and Eiger are the most
beautiful places to see in Switzerland.
Sixty percent of the total area of the country is
covered by Alps and they run in south central part of
the country. The country’s northern part which consists
of thirty percent of the total area is composed of Swiss
Plateau. It is the most populous part of the country.
Largest of the lakes, open pastures and hilly areas
define this part of the country.
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