Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch
IUCN Not ApplicableWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed) · 2001
826 km²
Commune · CHE
Naters
Switzerland
ETPolar, tundra(63 %)
Area
102,5km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
-1,9°C
Annual rain
2 009mm
Warmest m°
12,7°C
Coldest m°
-16,2°C
Elevation: 2 395 m on average (min 731 m, max 3 528 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
-1,9°C
Annual rain
2 009mm
Warmest month
12,7°C
Coldest month
-16,2°C
Mean alt.
2 395m
Min
731m
Max
3 528m
Std. dev.
685m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
ETPolar, tundra(63 %)Polar
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
69,1g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
45,3%
Silt
37,5%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: mtGLiMaggregated to Brig
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
6,1
Org. C
113,8g/kg
Clay
17,2%
Sand
44,4%
Silt
38,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
56,1g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
45,2%
Silt
37,7%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
6,2
Org. C
37,4g/kg
Clay
17,4%
Sand
46,2%
Silt
36,4%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest8.5%
Crops0.5%
Built-up0.6%
Bare soil15.1%
Other (grassland, water…)75.3%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
0,5nW
Built-up
60,0%
Pesticides
56,7kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas14
IUCN IV · 10IUCN Not Assigned · 3IUCN Not Applicable · 1
Alpjuhorn
IUCN IVFederal Hunting Reserves · 1992
58 km²
Aletschwald
IUCN IVFederal Hunting Reserves · 1992
15 km²
Aletsch
IUCN Not AssignedPrivate Nature Reserves · 2018
4 km²
Aletschwald
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
4 km²
Erweiterung Aletschwald
IUCN Not AssignedForest Reserves · 2023
3 km²
Complete list14 protected areas
- Swiss Alps Jungfrau-AletschWorld Heritage Site (natural or mixed)IUCN Not Applicable2001826 km²
- AlpjuhornFederal Hunting ReservesIUCN IV199258 km²
- AletschwaldFederal Hunting ReservesIUCN IV199215 km²
- AletschPrivate Nature ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20184 km²
- AletschwaldForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20234 km²
- Erweiterung AletschwaldForest ReservesIUCN Not Assigned20233 km²
- BielaFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- LüsgaFederal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Areas of National ImportanceIUCN IV20010 km²
- SchipfeFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- FlescheFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- MasseggaFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- TrämelFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- HoriFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
- Im undere SchitterFederal Inventory of Dry Grasslands and Pastures of National ImportanceIUCN IV20100 km²
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN