Geneva basin

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geographical region geological basin

The Geneva basin is a geological and geographical lowland area surrounding the city of Geneva, encompassing parts of western Switzerland and neighboring France.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Lake Geneva basin 4
Lake Geneva region 3
Jura lakes region 1

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
geological basin ⓘ
adjacentTo Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jura Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
climate temperate ⓘ
contains Geneva ⓘ
surface form: City of Geneva

Lake Geneva shoreline near Geneva ⓘ
country France ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ
drainedBy Arve River ⓘ
Rhône River ⓘ
formedBy fluvial erosion ⓘ
glacial erosion ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
urbanization ⓘ
viticulture ⓘ
hasGeologicalFeature Quaternary deposits ⓘ
glacial deposits ⓘ
sedimentary basin ⓘ
hasLandUse farmland ⓘ
suburban areas ⓘ
vineyards ⓘ
hasPoliticalSubdivision Ain ⓘ
Canton of Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ
Canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ
Haute-Savoie ⓘ
language French ⓘ
locatedIn Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ
surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Western Switzerland ⓘ
locatedNear Lake Geneva ⓘ
partOf Alps foothills ⓘ
surface form: Alpine foreland

Swiss Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Swiss Plateau margin
surrounds Geneva ⓘ
usedFor agricultural production ⓘ
residential development ⓘ
transportation corridor ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Lake Geneva basin
Dranse → drainageBasin → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva basin
Western Switzerland → hasTourismArea → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jura lakes region
Genthod → locatedIn → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva left bank region
Venoge → locatedIn → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva basin
Versoix → locatedIn → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region
Île de la Harpe → locatedIn → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva basin
Bellevue → locatedInRegion → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region
Saint-Genis-Pouilly → locatedInRegion → Geneva basin ⓘ
Chêne-Bougeries → region → Geneva basin ⓘ
this entity surface form: Lake Geneva region