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| | Switzerland - MSN Encarta |
 | | The Swiss flag, a red square with a centered white cross, is a variation on the traditional flag of the Schwyz region. |
 | | The Pennine Alps, which form a part of Switzerland’s southwestern border with Italy, have Switzerland’s highest peak, the 4,634-m (15,203-ft) Dufourspitze, one of ten lofty summits of the Monte Rosa mountain group. |
 | | Several lakes are shared with other countries, including Lake Geneva, Switzerland’s largest lake, on the western frontier with France, and Bodensee (Lake of Constance), on the northeastern frontier with Germany and Austria. |
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