A major river of southeastern France rising from a Swiss Alpine glacier and flowing through Lake Geneva before reaching the Mediterranean through a wide delta. It has shaped the wine regions and trade routes of the Rhone valley for centuries.
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The river has its source at the Rhone Glacier near the Grimsel Pass to the east of the lake and flows down through the canton of Valais, entering the lake between Villeneuve and Le Bouveret.
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