Rhone River

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1. Major river in France, rising in the Alps of Switzerland, flowing west through Lake Geneva, and southwest and south across France. It enters the Mediterranean Sea near Marseilles.

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The Rhone Valley south of Lyon is known for its vineyards and its fruit and vegetable gardens.

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Satellite data shows significant melting of the Rhone Glacier, which feeds into the Rhone River, from June to July.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2022

Slimak, an archaeologist at the University of Toulouse, said the findings at Mandrin suggest the Rhone River may have been a key link between the Mediterranean coast and continental Europe.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 9, 2022

All told, hydropower plants like this one, in the town of Bitsch near the Rhone River, supply 60 percent of Switzerland’s electricity.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2019

Provence stretches from Monaco in the east to the banks of the Rhone River through rolling hills and oak forests and up into the Alps.

From National Geographic • Dec. 11, 2015

Theo chooses a night sky over the Rhone River, and a still life of irises.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman