Rhone River
Lyon's major waterway
The Rhone River flows from the Swiss Alps through southeastern France to the Mediterranean Sea.
It passes through Lake Geneva and the city of Lyon before reaching its delta in the Camargue region.
The Rhone Valley is renowned for wine production: a Côtes du Rhône red.
Also spelled Rhône, reflecting the French.
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- LyonMajor French city
- glacierSlow-moving ice mass
- glacial meltFrozen mass becoming water
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