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// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhat did Furka Pass say to the mountain? "You're paws-itively steep.

Furka Pass
Furkapass and hairpins of the Furkapassroute in Switzerland as seen from Grimselpassroute
Furka Pass is located in Switzerland
Furka Pass
Furka Pass
Location within Switzerland
Elevation2,429 m (7,969 ft)
Traversed byRoad 19
Location
LocationUri/Valais, Switzerland
RangeAlps
Coordinates46°34′21″N 08°24′54″E / 46.57250°N 8.41500°E / 46.57250; 8.41500

Furka Pass (German: Furkapass; French: Col de la Furka) is a 2,429 m (7,969 ft) high mountain pass in the southern Swiss Alps connecting Gletsch, Valais with Realp, Uri via the seasonal Furkapassroute. The Furka Oberalp Bahn bypasses the pass through the 1,390 m (4,560 ft) high Furka Base Tunnel, which opened in 1982 to replace the seasonal Furka Summit Tunnel at 2,160 metres (7,090 ft).

The Furka Pass was used as a location in the James Bond film Goldfinger, a curve of which is marked as "James Bond Strasse", complete with lookout point and small parking area. Near the western summit of the pass is the Hotel Belvédère; a short walk from it leads to the Rhône Glacier Ice Grotto. The glacier moves 30–40 metres a year, and the 100 metre long tunnel and ice chamber have to be recarved every year.

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