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The Swiss flag against a field of snow.
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Mount Wetterhorn (3,692 m; 12,110 ft), near Grindelwald, overlooks the upper reaches of an Alpine valley - still snow covered in June.
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Snow, rocks, shadows, and peaks merge upward into the clouds.
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Sturdily built Swiss homes lie in the shadows of some imposing mountains.
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The Swiss Alps enfold a verdant valley.
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Towering peaks peer through some low-sailing clouds.
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House overlooking an Alpine valley.
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Lake Lugano is a glacial lake at the border between Switzerland and Italy. At 49 sq km (19 sq mi) and an average width of approximately one kilometer (over half a mile), roughly 60% of the lake lies in Switzerland, the rest in Italy.
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Way signs in Murren, a traditional mountain village in Bernese Oberland, unreachable by public road. The village features a view of the three towering mountains: Eiger, Monch, and Jungfrau. At an elevation of 1,650 m (5,413 ft), access to the village is via four cable cars known as Luftseilbahn-Stechelberg-Murren-Schilthorn (LSMS), which also provide access to the summit of Schilthorn, the location of a rotating restaurant with spectacular views.
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