Lake Geneva, Switzerland, satellite image. North is at top. Lake Geneva is the largest natural freshwater lake in western Europe. The city of Geneva l

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Lake Geneva, Switzerland, satellite image. North is at top. Lake Geneva is the largest natural freshwater lake in western Europe. The city of Geneva lies at the south-western end of the lake, where the lake flows back into the Rhone River (lower left). It is surrounded by two mountain chains, the Alps and the Jura. Forested areas are dark green, bare ground is brown, urban areas are grey, clouds are white and water is black. Image created using NaturalVue data obtained from the Landsat 7 satellite.

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