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Rhine River

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One of Europe's great rivers, rising in the Swiss Alps and flowing roughly 1,230 kilometers through or along the borders of Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, France, Germany and the Netherlands to the North Sea. It has long been one of the busiest commercial waterways in Europe.

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The Rhine empties into the North Sea.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)

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France, Countries

The Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border.

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Germany, Countries

The Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)
Netherlands, Countries

The Rhine enters the Netherlands before emptying into the North Sea.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)
Switzerland, Countries

The Rhine begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

Source Rhine (Wikipedia)
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Rhine (Wikipedia)
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  • On Continent: Europe, Lead section
    The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps.
  • Flows Through: Switzerland, Lead section
    The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps.
  • Flows Through: Germany, Course section
    After that, the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border.
  • Flows Through: France, Course section
    After that, the Rhine defines much of the Franco-German border.
  • Flows Through: Netherlands, Lead section
    the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea.
  • Associated With: North Sea, Lead section
    the Rhine turns to flow predominantly west to enter the Netherlands, eventually emptying into the North Sea.
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