This is not the first time the border has been changed and it will not be the last, given the impact of climate change on glaciers
Italy and Switzerland are set to redraw part of their shared border. On Friday, the Swiss Federal Council approved an agreement that would result in the map being modified. The process of finalising the border adjustment is under way in Italy and, once signed, the change will be ratified. The shared border traverses Alpine peaks but melting glaciers have shifted the historically defined frontier.
But in the past, similar changes have led to the border being moved by between 100 and 150m. 'In the high mountains, significant sections of the Italian-Swiss border are determined by the watershed, represented by the crest line of glaciers, snowfields and perpetual snow,' the Swiss government said. 'However, with the melting of the glaciers, these natural elements evolve and redefine the national border when it is defined dynamically.
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