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Lake Geneva [note 1] is a deep 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 .
The two most extensive, Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, are amongst the largest in Europe and mark the border of the Swiss Plateau, along with the Alps and the Jura Mountains. The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over 100 km 2 (39 sq mi) are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103 lakes exist that are more ...
The Jet d'Eau fountain in Geneva The first jet d'eau, around 1886.. The Jet d'Eau (French pronunciation: [ʒɛ do], Water-Jet) is a large fountain in Geneva, Switzerland and is one of the city's most famous landmarks, being featured on the city's official tourism web site and on the official logo for Geneva's hosting of group stage matches at UEFA Euro 2008. [1]
Name Image Water body Location & coordinates Year built Class of Light Focal height ARLHS number Range nml; Genève Jetée du Sud Lighthouse: Lake Geneva: Geneva
Brood XIII 17-year cicadas have emerged for the first time since 2007 in Lake Geneva, ... The earliest European reports of 17-year cicadas came from the Plymouth colony in New England in the 1630s ...
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Four of the City of Lake Geneva's beaches remain closed due to blue-green algae, a bloom that can produce toxins that can make humans and animals sick, or even cause them to die in some cases.
A high-market holiday resort and spa town on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), it has been visited, over two centuries, by royalty such as Kings Edward VII and George V of the United Kingdom and King Farouk of Egypt, and celebrities such as countess Anna de Noailles and Marcel Proust.