Scientific Guide to Switzerland

Alpine altitude appear Appenzell avalanches basin Bechst Berne Bernese Alps Bernina branch Brienz calcareous called canton chamois colour consisting covered crest crevasses crystalline descending district east elevation Engadin especially Finsteraarhorn fish flanks flora flysch Föhn forests formations francs geographical miles glacier Glarus gneiss Gothard granite Grimsel Grisons highest Jura Jurassic Lake of Constance Lake of Geneva Lake of Lucerne Lake of Neuchatel lateral limestone lower Maggiore main chain molasse Mont Blanc Monte Rosa mountain Neuchatel névé north-east occurs Paris feet pass peaks pile plants present Rare Reaumur region result Reuss Rhein Rhine Rhone ridge rises rocks rocky runs schist Schlagintweit sedimentary side slope snow south-west square German stone strata streams summit surface Swiss leagues Switzerland table land temperature Tessin Thun Tödi trees tributaries upheaval Val de Bagnes Valais valleys varieties Vaud vertical waters winds winter zone Zurich