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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FINSTERAARHORN

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PRONUNCIATION OF FINSTERAARHORN

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FINSTERAARHORN

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Finsteraarhorn is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FINSTERAARHORN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Finsteraarhorn

Finsteraarhorn

The Finsteraarhorn (4,274 m (14,022 ft)) is the highest mountain in the Bernese Alps and the highest mountain in the canton of Berne. It is also the highest summit in the Alps lying outside the main chain, or watershed. The Finsteraarhorn is the ninth highest and third most prominent peak in the Alps. Since 2001 the whole massif and surrounding glaciers are part of the Jungfrau-Aletsch World Heritage Site.

Definition of Finsteraarhorn in the English dictionary

The definition of Finsteraarhorn in the dictionary is a mountain in S central Switzerland: highest peak in the Bernese Alps. Height: 4274 m.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FINSTERAARHORN

Finney
Finnic
finnier
finniest
finning
Finnish
Finnmark
Finno-Ugrian
Finno-Ugric
finnock
finny
fino
finocchio
finochio
Finsen
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WORDS THAT END LIKE FINSTERAARHORN

alphorn
bighorn
blackthorn
buckhorn
deerhorn
firethorn
French horn
greenhorn
hawthorn
horn
leghorn
longhorn
Matterhorn
powder horn
rhino horn
shorn
silverhorn
thorn
waldhorn
Wetterhorn

Synonyms and antonyms of Finsteraarhorn in the English dictionary of synonyms

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FINSTERAARHORN»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Finsteraarhorn

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FINSTERAARHORN»

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Bernese Alps: Bernese Alps, Eiger, Jungfrau, Finsteraarhorn, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Source Wikipedia, Books Llc, 2010
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Alpine Ski Mountaineering Vol 2 - Central and Eastern Alps
STAGE 4 Start Finsteraarhorn Hut, 3048m Ascent 1230m; plus another 300m on the return to Konkordia Descent 1230m to the Finsteraahhorn Hut; plus another 400m to Konkordia DifficultyPD. Final ascentfromthe Hugisattel difficult in icy ...
Bill O'Connor, 2012
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Alpine Points of View: A Collection of Images of the Alps
Finsteraarhorn and Fiescherwand Bernese Alps Coming out of the vast pastureland of Bussalp above Grindelwald, a group of walkers enjoys one of the great panoramic views of the Oberland. From the lower pastures only a vague hint may ...
Kev Reynolds, 2004
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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and ...
Two huge masses, two giants rise aloft, one on each side of the horizon: the Jungfrau and the Finsteraarhorn. And the Jungfrau says to its neighbor: " What news hast thou to tell? Thou canst see better. — What is going on there below?
Hubbard, Elbert
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Delphi Works of Ivan Turgenev (Illustrated)
'Neither the Jungfrau nor the Finsteraarhorn has yet been trodden by the foot of man!' The topmost peaks of the Alps ... A whole chain of rugged precipices ... The very heartof the mountains. Overthe mountain, a pale green, clear, dumb sky.
Ivan Turgenev, 2013
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A Reckless Character and Other Stories
And the Finsteraarhorn rumbles in reply:"Dense clouds veil the earth.... Wait!" More thousands of yearselapse, asit wereone minute. "Well, whatnow?" inquires the Jungfrau. "Now I can see; down yonder, below, everything is still the same: ...
Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev, 2014
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The Edinburgh Philosophical Journal ... Edinburgh, Constable ...
these are the Viescherhtirner, the Oberaarhorn, the Schreckhiirner, the Berglistock, the Wetterhiirner, and, in the centre, the Finsteraarhorn, the highest mountain in Switzerland. It alone rose above our level,"' and its abrupt and rocky sides ...
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The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal: Exhibiting a View ...
these are the Viescherhorner, the Oberaarhorn, the Schreck'h6rner, the Berglistock, the Wetterhtirner, and, in the centre, the Finsteraarhorn, the highest mountain in Switzerland. It alone rose above our level,* and its abrupt and rocky sides ...
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A Tramp Abroad
... ponerka wearisome; but let none be discouraged: no one can fail to be coinpletely recampnrr-Ev for his fatigue, when he sees, for the first time, the monarch of the Oberland, the tremendous Finsteraarhorn. A moment before all was dulness, ...
Mark Twain, 2007
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Queen of the Desert: A Biography of the Female Lawrence of ...
But she hadn'tclimbed the Finsteraarhorn. In 1902, she set outtofix that. With the Führer brothers,she tackled several more climbs,justfor practice – although oneof them wasatraverse ontheSchreckhorn that everyone agreed was impossible.
Fergus Mason, LifeCaps, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FINSTERAARHORN»

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Ueli Steck, Michael Wohlleben and the Piz Bernina video
As we write Ueli Steck and Michael Wohlleben are in Interlaken, on their bikes, getting ready to climb Finsteraarhorn, Aletschhorn, Jungfrau, ... «Planetmountain, Jun 15»
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Mont Blanc Auf zum Gipfel des Alpenkönigs!
Da hinten sehen wir sogar noch das Berner Oberland, Eiger, Mönch und Jungfrau, Finsteraarhorn - alles! Und da sind so komische Berge, die ... «Deutschlandfunk, Jun 15»
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Mountain Ski Climbing 7 Four-Thousanders In Less Than 24 Hours
Finally, they had to climb the highest peak of the Bernese Alps, the Finsteraarhorn (4270m), to eventually end their route via the Grünhorn gap ... «TheInertia.com, May 15»
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Melchior Anderegg: Switzerland's king of the guides
It's an easy climb from the hut, up loose rocks to a snow slope and the summit in just a couple of hours with stunning views of the Finsteraarhorn ... «British Mountaineering Council, Aug 14»
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Review: Doubling Back: Ten Paths Trodden In Memory
... her physical limits, as in her account of following her father's crampon-tracks up the Finsteraarhorn in Switzerland; or her psychological limits, ... «Scotsman, May 14»
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L'appel de la petite reine
Dans le fond (de g.à dr.) le Wetterhorn (3692 m), le Schreckhorn (4078) et le Finsteraarhorn (4273 m). Suisse Tourisme - Christof Sonderegger. «Bilan, May 14»
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John Tyson - obituary
The same year he teamed up with Chris Brasher and the celebrated runner Roger Bannister to climb the Finsteraarhorn in the Alps. Though a ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 14»
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Switzerland has lakes and mountains on a grand scale
... (3970m), Monch (4099m), Schilthorn or Jungfrau (meaning "virgin snow peak" - the second-highest at 4158m after Finsteraarhorn at 4274m). «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Nov 13»
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airFreshing.com unterwegs mit Biwakzelt und Splitboard zum …
Finsteraarhorn 4274m. - Gross Grunhorn 4044m. - splitboard Aluflex - Duration: 6:57. by fakiro777 2,222 views. 6:57. Play next; Play now. «YouTube, Nov 12»
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Swiss Alps provide a wonderful window to Switzerland life
“Except the Finsteraarhorn, all the highest summits of the Bernese Alps are located within the drainage basin of the glacier. The Jungfrau and ... «Coon Rapids ECM Publishers, Nov 12»

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« EDUCALINGO. Finsteraarhorn [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/finsteraarhorn>. Apr 2024 ».
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