Bernese Alps

The Bernese Alps (German: Berner Alpen) is a group of mountain ranges in the western part of the Alps, in Switzerland. Although the name suggests they are in the Bernese Oberland region of the canton of Bern, portions of the Bernese Alps are located in the adjacent cantons Vaud, Fribourg, Valais, Lucerne, Uri, and Nidwalden.

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Mountain range - Alps - Switzerland - Bernese Oberland - Canton of Bern - Vaud - Fribourg - Valais - Lucerne - Uri - Nidwalden

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The Rhône valley separates it from the Pennine Alps in the south; the Furka Pass, St Gotthard Pass and the upper Rhône valley separate it from the Lepontine Alps in the south-east; the Reuss valley separates it from the Glarus Alps in the east; the northern edge is not so well defined, roughly a line from Lake Geneva to Lake Lucerne.

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Rhône - Pennine Alps - Furka Pass - St Gotthard Pass - Lepontine Alps - Reuss - Glarus Alps - Lake Geneva - Lake Lucerne

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The Bernese Alps are drained by the river Aar and its tributary Saane in the north, the Rhône in the south and the Reuss in the east.

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Aar - Saane - Rhône - Reuss

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