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Sardona Tectonic Arena – UNESCO World Heritage Site Swisstopo Hiking 5080T
Sardona Tectonic Arena, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, on map No. 5080T at 1:50,000 in a special hiking edition of Switzerland’s topographic survey, with a geological map of the region and additional highlighting for the area’s 53 especially interesting natural sites plus for 41 other locations including museums and various institutions. Coverage extends from Glarus in the west to Flums, Sargans and Chur on the Rhine, with Flims on the bottom edge of the map. On the reverse is a geological map of the region at 1:200,000, descriptions of the 53 special natural sites, plus a photo showing the extent of the Glarus thrust (Glarner Hauptรผberschiebung). Map legend is in German, French and Italian; all the text on the reverse side is in German only.The map, published by Swisstopo in cooperation with the Swiss Hiking Federation has cartography identical to the standard version of the survey, highly regarded for its superb use of graphic relief and hill shading to provide an almost 3-D picture of Switzerland`s mountainous terrain. Contours are at 20m intervals. An overprint highlights routes maintained by the SHF, distinguishing between hiking routes, mountain routes requiring proper footwear, and alpine routes where equipment is needed. Paths which are part of the national or regional network of long-distance hiking routes are specially marked and in the more recent editions are annotated with their official numbers. The maps show mountain huts, refuges and in remote areas also inns, plus roads with bus service and the positions of bus stops. All the maps have a 1-km grid of the Swiss national coordinates. For a list of all the titles in this series, please click on the series link.