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Rhone Glacier at Gletsch in 1900. Rhone watershed upstream from Lake Geneva. The Rhône rises in the St. Gotthard massif in the Swiss Alps. [1] It is formed by the melting of the Rhône glacier, and flows through the long valley of the same name through the canton of Valais, marking the border with the canton of Vaud in the Chablais region before joining Lake Geneva in the commune of Port ...
Mistral wind blowing near Marseille. In the center is the Chateau d'If. The winds of Provence, the region of southeast France along the Mediterranean from the Alps to the mouth of the Rhone River, are an important feature of Provençal life, and each one has a traditional local name, in the Provençal language.
The Rhône (/ r oʊ n / ROHN, French: ⓘ; Occitan: Ròse; Arpitan: Rôno) [1] is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before discharging into the Mediterranean Sea (Gulf of Lion).
The Catcher in the Rye is a novel by American author J. D. Salinger that was partially published in serial form in 1945–46 before being novelized in 1951. Originally intended for adults, it is often read by adolescents for its themes of angst and alienation, and as a critique of superficiality in society.
The Arve (French pronunciation:) is a river in France (département of Haute-Savoie), and Switzerland (canton of Geneva). A left tributary of the Rhône, it is 108 km (67 mi) long, [1] of which 9 km in Switzerland. [2] Its catchment area is 1,976 km 2 (763 sq mi), of which 80 km 2 in Switzerland.
Donzère is also known for its gorge, which is the last shrinkage of the Rhône valley before its course joins the Mediterranean Sea. For the anecdote, the "Robinet", place name of the Donzère gorge where the Rhône shrinks because of the cliffs, derives its name of a former landowner: Robin Berton nicknamed Robinet.
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. Church of St. Vincent Tain-l'Hermitage ( French pronunciation: [tɛ̃ lɛʁmitaʒ] ; Occitan : Tinh de l'Ermitatge or Tenh de l'Ermitatge ), commonly known as Tain , is a commune in the French department of Drôme ...
View of the Rhone Valley from the top of the Tain-l'Hermitage vineyard. The Vallée du Rhône (French pronunciation: [vale dy ʁon]) of Rhône Valley is a region located on either side of the Rhône, downstream from Lyon, in the south-east of France. [1] The city of Valence in Drôme is considered the heart of the valley.