Category: Rivers
Popular rivers around the world that are famous landmarks on thier own.
The Aare Gorge (Aareschlucht) is a portion of the Aare River that carves through a limestone ridge near Meiringen, in Switzerland's Bernese Oberland region. The Aare Glacier carved out the Aare Gorge over many centuries. Water from glaciers, mills made from glacial rock, limestone cliffs: it all exists here. Learn…
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The Vltava River is the lifeblood of Prague, which has grown up along its banks over the course of a thousand years. On the same bank of the Vltava River are the Old Town (Staré Mesto) and the New Town (Nové Mesto). The Lesser Town and Prague Castle are on…
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The Rhine Falls is the most powerful waterfall in Europe and it is located in Switzerland. The falls are situated at the border between the cantons of Schaffhausen and Zürich, on the High Rhine, The Rhine Falls provide a wonderful spectacle. Water plunges over the falls over the summer at…
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The Rhine River is a major European river that originates in Switzerland and flows through six countries, including Switzerland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France, and the Netherlands, before entering the North Sea at Rotterdam. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps,…
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The Yarra River has many picturesque settings to offer. A variety of barbecue and picnic facilities, fishing platforms and jetties are accessible on the river banks.
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