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The Rhine [note 2] (/ r aɪ n / RYNE) [3] is one of the major European rivers.The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps.It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Swiss-Austrian border.
Bordering countries Akanyaru River Rwanda and Burundi: Akagera River Rwanda and Tanzania: Bahr al-Arab Sudan and South Sudan: Caledon River Lesotho and South Africa: Chobe River Namibia and Botswana: Congo River Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo: Donga River Nigeria and Cameroon: Kagitumba river Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania ...
Satellite image of Europe by night 1916 physical map of Europe Topography of Europe. Some geographical texts refer to a Eurasian continent given that Europe is not surrounded by sea and its southeastern border has always been variously defined for centuries. In terms of shape, Europe is a collection of connected peninsulas and nearby islands.
The border of Europe and Asia is here defined as from the Kara Sea, along the Ural Mountains and Ural River to the Caspian Sea.While the crest of the Caucasus Mountains is the geographical border with Asia in the south, Georgia, and to a lesser extent Armenia and Azerbaijan, are politically and culturally often associated with Europe; rivers in these countries are therefore included.
Klepáč – one of six places in Europe where three watersheds meet Rhine–Danube watershed marker near Weitnau, Germany European watershed marker (Lviv Oblast, 2009). The divide continues northwards along the Albula Alps to Julier Pass, Albula Pass and Flüela Pass south of Davos, between the catchment area of the Rhine, which empties into the North Sea via the Netherlands, and the Danube ...
The border between North America and South America is at some point on the Darién Mountains watershed that divides along the Colombia–Panama border where the isthmus meets the South American continent (see Darién Gap). Virtually all atlases list Panama as a state falling entirely within North America and/or Central America. [116] [117]
Since the Rhine contributes most of the water, the term "Rhine Delta" is commonly used, although this name is also used for the delta where the Alpine Rhine flows into Lake Constance. By some calculations, the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta covers 25,347 km 2 (9,787 sq mi), making it the largest in Europe. [1]
Rhine Valley (German: Rheintal [ˈʁaɪ̯nˌtaːl] ⓘ) is the valley, or any section of it, of the river Rhine in Europe. Particular valleys of the Rhine or any of its sections: Alpine Rhine Valley. Chur Rhine Valley (or Grisonian Rhine Valley; German: Churer Rheintal, or sometimes Bündner Rheintal) between Reichenau and Sargans, East Switzerland