Rhine

The workhorse river of Europe, from the Alps to the North Sea through the continent's busiest freight corridor.

Specifications & Metrics

length

about 1,230 km

Core Principles & Analysis

• More goods move on it than on any other European river.
• The Lorelei rock guards its narrowest gorge, siren of the best-known of river legends.
• It forms much of the border between France and Germany, contested for three centuries.

Sources

• Wikipedia: Rhine