Simplon [mountain pass] - Simplon

Japanese: シンプロン[峠] - シンプロン
Simplon [mountain pass] - Simplon
A pass over the Alps in southern Switzerland, going from the Rhône River valley to Italy. It is 2005m above sea level. In Italian, it is called Sempione. A road was built at the command of Napoleon from 1800 to 1807. In 1906, the Simplon I Tunnel, a single-track tunnel with a length of 19.80 km, was opened to the northeast of the pass, and in 1922, the Simplon II Tunnel with a length of 19.82 km was opened in parallel.

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Japanese:
スイス南部,ローヌ川河谷からイタリアに出るアルプス越えの峠。標高2005m。イタリア語ではセンピオーネと呼ばれる。1800年―1807年ナポレオンの命令で車道建設。1906年,峠の北東に延長19.80kmの単線のシンプロン第1トンネルが開通,1922年に延長19.82kmの第2トンネルが並行して開通。

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