SwitzerlandGeografie und Sprachen 19 · Geography and languages
Which river leaves Switzerland at Basel and flows into the North Sea?
In the exam (German)
Welcher Fluss verlässt die Schweiz bei Basel und mündet in die Nordsee?
- athe Rhonedie Rhone
- bthe Innder Inn
- cthe Rhineder RheinCorrect answer
- dthe Aaredie Aare
Why?
The Rhine (Rhein) rises in Graubünden, flows through Lake Constance and leaves Switzerland at Basel. It flows into the North Sea in the Netherlands.
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