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Val Colla

Valleys

Val Colla is a valley and urban quarter of Lugano, in the Swiss canton of Ticino, northeast of the city center, encompassing the Lugano localities of Bogno, Valcolla, Certara, Cimadera and Sonvico as well as the separate municipality of Capriasca. It contains the Cassarate River and its headwaters, and is bounded by Monte Bar and Monte Gazzirola to the north, the San Lucio Pass to the east, which connects to Italy Val Cavargna, and Cima di Fiorina and Denti della Vecchia to the south. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Val Colla

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Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Val Colla
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Switzerland

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Source Wikidata: Val Colla
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Val Colla (Wikipedia)
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The Val Colla is a valley and a quarter of the city of Lugano in the Swiss canton of Ticino, to the north-east of the city of Lugano.
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Wikidata: Val Colla
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