Eiger
The Eiger () is a mountain of the Bernese Alps, overlooking Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland of Switzerland, just north of the main watershed and border with Valais. It is the easternmost peak of a ridge crest that extends across the Mönch to the Jungfrau at , constituting one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps. While the northern side of the mountain rises more than 3,000 m (10,000 ft) above the two valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, the southern side faces the large glaciers of the Jungfrau-Aletsch area, the most glaciated region in the Alps
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The Eiger is a prominent mountain in Switzerland's Bernese Alps, notable for its dramatic 3,000-meter north face that towers above the valleys of Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen, and for being part of one of the Alps' most iconic ridge formations. It matters as a defining landmark of the Swiss Alps, situated between major glacier systems and serving as an emblematic sight in the region.
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Article · Português
O Eiger é uma montanha de 3970 m de altitude e 1168 m de proeminência topográfica nos Alpes Berneses, na Suíça. Faz parte do conjunto Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn declarado Património da Humanidade pela Unesco em 2001. É o pico mais oriental da cadeia que se estende cruzando o Mönch (4099 m) e o Jungfrau (4158 m). O lado norte da montanha ergue-se cerca de 3 km sobre Grindelwald e outros vales habitados do Oberland bernês, e a vertente meridional fica frente à região de Jungfrau-Aletsch, coberta por alguns dos maiores glaciares dos Alpes. O seu cume-pai é o Mönch. A vertente norte do Eiger é considerada pela sua dificuldade em escalar como uma das grandes vertentes norte dos Alpes.
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