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The Swiss Landscape
Europe's continental watershed runs through Switzerland, a landlocked nation, with a central lowland sandwiched between the
Jura mountains to the north and the mighty Alps. The mountain glaciers and peaks of the Swiss Alps occupy 60 percent of the
country. Forests cover another quarter of the land and the rest is a delightful mix of lakes and meadow pasture. Switzerland's
weather is typical of central Europe; Ticino canton, south of the Alps, has a Mediterranean climate, and some days the föhn
- a warm, dry wind - blows from the northern slopes of the Alps.
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