Rhine River

Rhine River

Rhine River is one of the principal rivers of Europe. Rising in eastern Switzerland, the Rhine flows 1,320 km in a generally north western direction through or adjoining Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, and the Netherlands, to its mouth on the North Sea. It is formed high in the Swiss Alps by the Vorderrhein and the Hinterrhein, which join near the town of Chur..

 Its major tributaries are the Aare (Aar), Neckar, Main, Lahn, Ill, Mosel, Ruhr, and Lippe.

Because of the huge volume of freight and number of passengers carried on it, the Rhine is one of the most important commercial inland waterways in the world.

The river has historic importance

Countries effecting consist Austria, Liechtenstein, France, Germany, and the Netherlands

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