Rivers and Mountains Flashcards
La Seine
Flows through Paris
Starts from Plateau of Langres
Flows in to La Manche from the city of Havre
776 km long
Le Rhone
Starts in Switzerland (Suisse)
Flows in Mediterranean sea (mer Mediterranée)
812 km long
La Loire
Is the longest river in France
Flows into the Atlantic ocean (Océan Atlantique)
From Nantes
1020km long
Le Rhin
Natural border between
- France and Germany
- Germany and Switzerland
It flows through six countries
- Autriche
- Allemagne
- Suisse
- Liechtenstein
- France
- Pay Bas
La Garonne
Starts in Spain (espagne)
In the south-west it travels through the centre of Le basin aquitain
Les Alpes
It is a chain of mountains
It extends across Europe
It acts as as natural border in the North of Italy
Le Mont Blanc is the tallest mountain in France which is found in the Alps
Le Massif central
Mountain range that occupies the southern half of France metropolitaine
Les Pyrénées
Chain of mountains in south-west Europe
Marks the border between France and Spain
Le Jura
Mountain range in western Europe (Europe occidentale)
Border between France and Suisse
Found in the north-west Alps
Les Vosges
Medium-sized mountains in north-eastern France
