Julier Pass

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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1. How high is Julier Pass?2,284 meters (7,493 feet)
2. What is the location?Albula Alps, Canton of Graubünden, Switzerland
3. What is the drainage divide?Between the Rhine (North Sea) and Danube (Black Sea) river basins
4. What is Julier Pass and where is it located?Julier Pass is a high mountain road in Switzerland, at 2,284 meters in the Albula Alps. It connects the Engadin valley with the central part of Graubünden.
5. Why is Julier Pass important for water?The pass is a continental divide. Rain that falls there can flow into the Rhine and reach the North Sea, or into the Danube and reach the Black Sea.

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Drainage Basin: The area of land where all precipitation drains into a common river, lake, or ocean.
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