Berner Alpen
geographical nameBer·ner Al·pen | \ ˌber-nər-ˈäl-pən 
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or Bernese Oberland \ (ˌ)bər-ˈnēz-ˈō-bər-ˌlänt , -ˈnēs- \ or Bernese Alps or Oberland
, -ˈnēs- \ or Bernese Alps or OberlandDefinition of Berner Alpen
section of the Alps mountain system in southern Switzerland in the cantons of Bern and Valais between Lake Thun and Brienz on the north and the valley of the upper Rhône River on the south — see finsteraarhorn
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