Lake Geneva, in the background the Chillon castle.

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Lake Geneva (French: lac Léman or le Léman[3] [lak lemɑ̃]/[lə lemɑ̃], rarely lac de Genève [lak də ʒ(ə)nɛːv]; German: Genfersee [ˈɡɛnfərˌzeː]) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. ( km2 or sq mi) of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais), and ( km2 or sq mi) under France (department of Haute-Savoie). Lake Geneva has been explored by four submarines: the Auguste Piccard and the Forel, both built by Jacques Piccard, and the two Mir more :

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Keywords: caslte, chillon, geneva, lake, lemano, switzerland, tourism, travel