Ofen (Alpine pass, Switzerland)

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Ofen (ō´fən), Alpine pass, 7,070 ft (2,155 m) high, Grisons canton, E Switzerland. The Ofen Pass Road links the Engadine Valley with the Italian Tyrol.

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