The Jungfrau (少女峄) means "maiden/virgin" in German [see top photo]. It is one of the main summits in the Bernese Alps, situated between the cantons of Valais and Berne in Switzerland. Together with the Eiger and Mönch, the Jungfrau forms a massive wall overlooking the Bernese Oberland and considered one of the most emblematic sights of the Swiss Alps.The Jungfrau (4158 m) is the third highest mountain of the Bernese Alps after the nearby Finsteraarhorn and Aletschhorn, respectively 12 and 8 km away.
The Jungfrau is the westernmost and highest point of a gigantic 10 km wall dominating the valleys of Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald. The wall is formed by the alignment of some of the most distinctive north faces in the Alps, with the Mönch (僧侶山 4,107 m)[see photo in the middle] and Eiger (艾格峄 3,970 m) [see the bottom photo] alongside the Jungfrau, and overlooks the valleys to its north by a height of up to 3 km. Jungfrau is approximately 6 km from the Eiger; with the summit of the Mönch lying roughly in the middle, 3.5 km from the Jungfrau. The wall is extended to the east by the Fiescherwand and to the west by the Lauterbrunnen Wall.
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You have given life to these majestic mountains with the photos, as the author of Psalm, David, had given life to the nature by his words:" The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaims the work of his hands." Everyday the nature faithfully witnesses its creator.
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