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Geneva, Lake - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Geneva, Lake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03) |
 | | At certain periods of the year the lake surface is subject to sudden rises and falls, probably due to differences in barometric pressure; these phenomena are known as seiches. |
 | | Lake dwellings were built on the shores in prehistoric times, and piles from them can still be seen near Geneva. |
 | | The lake is mentioned by Rousseau in his Nouvelle Héloïse, and by Byron in ‘Childe Harold’ and ‘The Prisoner of Chillon’. |
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