France-Switzerland Border - Lake Geneva, Aiguille D'Argentiere, Versoix, Lac de Moron, Lac Des Brenets, Le Linleu, Pointe de Chesery (Paperback)

Chapters: Lake Geneva, Aiguille D'argentiere, Versoix, Lac de Moron, Lac Des Brenets, le Linleu, Pointe de Chesery, Pointe Kurz, Aiguille de L'a Neuve, Tete Du Geant, Pointe Des Berons, Aiguille Du Pissoir, Dents Blanches, Les Grandes Otanes, Grande Fourche, le Cheval Blanc, Les Perrons, Pointe Des Grands, Tete de Balme. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Lake Geneva - The first recorded name of the lake is Lacus Lemanus from Roman times; it became Lacus Lausonius, although this name was also used for a town or district on the lake, Lacus Losanetes and then the Lac de Lausanne in the Middle Ages. Following the rise of Geneva it became Lac de Geneve (translated into English as Lake Geneva). In the 18th century, Lac Leman was revived in French. It is often called Lac de Geneve in Geneva and Lac Leman elsewhere but the customary name in French is now Lac Leman or even le Leman. Certain maps name the lake the Lac d'Ouchy (after the port located on the Lausanne lake shore). In contemporary English, the name Lake Geneva is predominant. A note on pronunciation: English: Lake Geneva French: Lac Leman or Lac de Geneve German: Genfersee or Genfer See Italian: Lago Lemano, Lago di Ginevra . The lake lies on the course of the Rhone. 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, before flowing slowly towards its egress at Geneva. Other tributaries are La Dranse, L'Aubonne, La Morges, La Venoge, and La Veveyse. View of the lake and the Chablais Alps from CauxLake Geneva is the largest body of water in Switzerland, and greatly exceeds in size all others that are connected with the main valleys of the Alps. It's in the ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=168985