Lake Geneva Lake Geneva Lake Geneva ( or ' /, rarely ' ; ) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. 59.53% () of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais), and 40.47% () under France (department of Haute-Savoie). Lake Geneva has been explored by four submarines: the "Auguste Piccard" and the "F.-A. Forel", both built by Jacques Piccard, and the two "Mir" submersibles. The first recorded name of
Geneva (town), New York Geneva (town), New York Geneva is a town in Ontario County, New York, United States. The population was 3,291 at the 2010 census. The actual source of the name is ambiguous. The Town of Geneva is in the southeastern part of the county and borders the City of Geneva. Geneva is known for being the home of the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station run by Cornell University. The town is situated in the territory of the historic Seneca, who had an important village at Kanadaseaga ("Seneca Castle"), at the north end of Seneca Lake. This village was fortified during