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Minusio, Minusio, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland


Alternative Names:Menuxius, Minues, Minuzio, Minüs, mi nu xiao, Минузио, 米努肖
Type:Populated place - a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work
Mindat.org Region:Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland
Region:Minusio, Locarno District, Ticino, Switzerland
Latitude:46° 10' 39" N
Longitude:8° 48' 53" E
Lat/Long (dec):46.17769,8.81473
Köppen climate type:Dfc : Subarctic climate
Population:6,653 (2013)
Mindat Feature ID:2659658
Long-form Identifier:mindat:2:6:2659658:9
GUID:1394545a-4cd1-4700-850a-da5a5cb40dcb
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LocalityLatitudeLongitudeDistanceBearing
Via Monte Brè-Scoglio path, Locarno, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 10' 45" N8° 46' 8" E3.5km (2.2 miles)
Crodolo Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 7' 59" N8° 43' 9" E8.9km (5.5 miles)
Naccio Alp, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 8' 34" N8° 41' 46" E9.9km (6.2 miles)
Cappellette, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 10' 14" N8° 40' 54" E10.3km (6.4 miles)
Fonte Vittoria, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 7' 15" N8° 42' 18" E10.5km (6.5 miles)
Corcapolo, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 10' 14" N8° 40' 7" E11.3km (7.0 miles)
Vantarone Valley, Brissago, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 7' 3" N8° 40' 24" E12.8km (7.9 miles)
Curiglia, Curiglia con Monteviasco, Varese Province, Lombardy, Italy46° 3' 29" N8° 48' 24" E13.3km (8.3 miles)
Verdasio, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 9' 43" N8° 38' 10" E13.9km (8.6 miles)
Arami Alp, Gorduno, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 13' 47" N8° 59' 4" E14.3km (8.9 miles)
Borgnone, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 9' 28" N8° 37' 0" E15.4km (9.6 miles)
Castello Svitto, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 11' 34" N9° 1' 15" E16.0km (9.9 miles)
Pronzolo-Pianascio path, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland46° 17' 3" N8° 57' 36" E16.3km (10.1 miles)
Pizzo Ruscada, Centovalli, Locarno, Ticino, Switzerland46° 10' 37" N8° 35' 34" E17.1km (10.6 miles)
Pianchette, Morobbia Valley, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 10' 14" N9° 2' 16" E17.2km (10.7 miles)
La Monda Mine, Aranno, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland46° 1' 17" N8° 52' 4" E17.9km (11.1 miles)
Miregn, Personico, Leventina, Ticino, Switzerland46° 20' 2" N8° 52' 53" E18.1km (11.3 miles)
Monti di Daro, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 12' 13" N9° 3' 3" E18.4km (11.4 miles)
Ponte Aranno, Novaggio, Lugano, Ticino, Switzerland46° 0' 51" N8° 51' 41" E18.5km (11.5 miles)
Castione, Arbedo-Castione, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 13' 37" N9° 2' 52" E18.8km (11.7 miles)
Monte Caurí, Riviera, Riviera, Ticino, Switzerland46° 17' 16" N9° 0' 31" E19.3km (12.0 miles)
Gneiss quarries, Riveo, Maggia, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 17' 47" N8° 37' 7" E20.0km (12.5 miles)
Valle di Melera, Morobbia Valley, Bellinzona, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 10' 24" N9° 4' 59" E20.7km (12.8 miles)
Cannero Riviera ore body, Trarego Viggiona, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy46° 1' 36" N8° 39' 25" E20.7km (12.9 miles)
Monticello, San Vittore, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland46° 14' 3" N9° 4' 23" E20.9km (13.0 miles)
Alpe di Caneto (Alpe Caneto), Re, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy46° 10' 7" N8° 32' 29" E21.1km (13.1 miles)
Pizzo Alzasca, Cevio, Vallemaggia, Ticino, Switzerland46° 16' 38" N8° 34' 33" E21.5km (13.3 miles)
Maiò Valley, Monticello, San Vittore, Moesa Region, Grisons, Switzerland46° 14' 28" N9° 4' 47" E21.6km (13.4 miles)
Alpe Girso, Arbedo-Castione, Bellinzona, Ticino, Switzerland46° 12' 33" N9° 5' 50" E22.0km (13.7 miles)
Pian dei Sali serpentinite (Monte Netto - Cresta della Colmine northwest slope), Villette, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola Province, Piedmont, Italy46° 6' 53" N8° 32' 16" E22.4km (13.9 miles)

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Regions in mindat.org that contain this locality

RegionType
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
EuropeContinent
The Alps, EuropeMountain Range
SwitzerlandCountry
Ticino, SwitzerlandCanton
Locarno, Ticino, SwitzerlandDistrict

Regions in GADM Database

RegionGADM number
Switzerland, Ticino223.21.0.0.0.0
Switzerland, Ticino, Locarno223.21.126.0.0.0
Switzerland, Ticino, Locarno, Minusio223.21.126.1887.0.0
 
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