What is the highest peak in Switzerland?
The country of Switzerland is located at the confluence of Central and Southern Europe. It is one of the landlocked countries in Europe. Switzerland is bordered by five countries: Germany in the north; Italy in the south; France in the west; Austria and Liechtenstein in the east.
The largest city in Switzerland is Zürich. Switzerland has a total area of 41,285 sq km (15,940 sq mi) and a land area of 39,997 sq km (15,443 sq mi).
Monte Rosa is a mountain massif in the eastern part of the Pennine Alps. Monte Rosa lies between Italy and Switzerland. The Dufourspitze of Monte Rosa is the highest peak in Switzerland. In the Alps and in Western Europe, after Mont Blanc, Monte Rosa is the second highest mountain in the Alps.
The Dufourspitze is a snow-capped mountain in the Alps. The height of the Dufourspitze is 4,634 m. Dufourspitze is the highest mountain peak in both Switzerland and the Pennine Alps.
Such a part of the land which has been raised to a great height from the nearby surface, either alone or in a range or series, is called a mountain.
Some geographers refer to a height of more than 600 metres as a mountain, while the lower part of it is called a "hill."
The country of Switzerland houses several offices of international organizations, such as the WTO, the WHO, the ILO, the headquarters of FIFA, the second largest office of the United Nations, as well as the head office of the Bank for International Settlements.
Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross, one of the world's oldest and most well-known humanitarian organizations.
