GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Rhine River
The Rhine links Alpine headwaters, the Upper Rhine rift valley and densely settled northwestern Europe with the North Sea. Its river basin and navigation network extend beyond the countries traversed by the main channel.
Fast Facts
- Headwaters: Swiss Alps, including the Vorderrhein’s Lake Toma source tradition; course through Lake Constance and the Rhine sections; mouth: Rhine–Meuse delta system in the Netherlands.
- Facing downstream, the Aare and Moselle join from the left; the Neckar and Main from the right.
- The main river passes through or borders Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands. Basel, Bonn, Cologne and Düsseldorf lie along its course; Rotterdam serves the delta navigation network.
Connected lessons
- Rhine RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Europe: four drainage destinationsGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- North SeaRelated places
- Danube RiverRelated places
- Weser RiverRelated places
- VosgesRelated places
- Black ForestRelated places
- Lake ConstanceRelated places
- Seine RiverRelated places
- Rhône RiverRelated places
- AlpsRelated places
- North SeaDrains into
- BeneluxRelated places