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Grimsel Pass and Lake, Switzerland

  Grimsel Pass and Lake
Grimsel Pass and Lake

 
 

Grimsel pass connects Meiringen, Bernese Oberland with Gletsch, Wallis.
It also marks the border between River Aare and River Rhône.



 
  Grimsel pass road
Grimsel pass road


 
  Grimsel Pass and Lake
Grimsel Pass and Lake

 
  Grimsel reservoir lake
Grimsel reservoir lake
North of the pass, the water leaving Oberaar glacier are collected in a reservoir lake.
A 1060 MW hydroelectrical power plant produces 2300 GWh of electricity per year.
click here for Grimsel webcam

 
  power line
power line

 
 

Animals



 
  Snow Owl on Grimsel pass
Snow Owl

 
  Marmot family on Grimsel pass
Marmot family

 
  Baby marmot on Grimsel pass
Baby marmot

 


Photos taken on 2005-08-05 on Grimsel pass / Grimsel pass road, Bernese Oberland
Switzerland - Schweiz - Suisse - Svizzera - Svizra - Suiza - Suíça

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