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Lake Geneva ((フランス語:lac Léman), ''le Léman'' (:lemɑ̃), sometimes ''lac de Genève'' (:lak d(ə) ʒ(ə)nɛːv), (ドイツ語:Genfersee) (:ˈɡɛnfɐzeː)) 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. == Name == The first recorded name of the lake is ''Lacus Lemannus'', dated from Roman times; Lemannus comes from Ancient greek ''Limanos'', ''Limènos Limne'' Λιμένος Λίμνη meaning ''port's lake''; it became ''Lacus Lausonius'', although this name was also used for a town or district on the lake, ''Lacus Losanetes'' and then the ''Lac de Lausanne'' in the Middle Ages.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Lake Geneva )〕 Following the rise of Geneva it became ''Lac de Genève'' (translated into English as ''Lake Geneva''). In the 18th century, ''Lac Léman'' was revived in French and is the customary name in that language. In contemporary English, the name ''Lake Geneva'' is predominant. A note on pronunciation: : English: ''Lake Geneva'' : French: ''Lac Léman'' (:lak leˈmɑ̃) or ''Le Léman'' (:lɵ leˈmɑ̃) : German: ''Genfersee'' (German Switzerland) or ''Genfer See'' (Germany) (:ˈɡɛnfər ˈzeː) : Italian: ''Lago Lemano'', ''Lago di Ginevra'' (:ˈlaːɡo di dʒiˈnɛːvra). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lake Geneva」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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