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Alps (Switzerland), south of Lake Constance
OUTFLOW: north Sea.
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It flow in the rift valley through Switzerland, Liechtenstein,
Austria, Germany, and Netherlands where the delta is located.
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From the city of Brussels it turns north and
serves as the Boundary between France and Germany.
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Cities located: Mannheim, Ludwig, Shafen,
Heidelberg, Wiesbaden, Mainz, Dusseldorf, and Cologne. Four are on important
Rhine tributaries – Essen on the Ruhr, Wuppertal on the Upper. Frankfurt on the
Main, and Stuttgart on the Neckar, Bonn (Germany) and Rotterdam (Netherland).
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The busiest inland water way of Europe.
IMPORTANT MOUNTAINS
KJOLEN MOUNTAIN
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Running in north-south direction along the
border of Norway and Sweden.
PENNINE
