Switzerland · Cantonal AOC
AOC Genève
Appellation
AOC Genève is an appellation of Genève in Switzerland. Regional bedrock: unconsolidated sediments.
Switzerland's third wine canton, around the city and lake of Geneva. Gamay, Chasselas and a growing range of other varieties.
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Key facts
- Type
- Cantonal AOC
- Extent N–S × E–W
- 26.17 × 27.27 km
- Centre
- 46.2229° N, 6.1483° E
- Wine region
- Genève
Where it is
- Nearest town
- 2.3 km north of Geneva
- Nearest city
- 5 km east of Vernier 30,086 people
- To the sea
- 296 km
- Rivers nearby
- Rhne (0.2 km) · Rhône (2.3 km)
- Lakes nearby
- Geneva (0 km)
- Same latitude
- Goose Gap (United States)
Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.
Terrain
- Elevation
- 333–518 m
- Mean elevation
- 419 m
Measured over the whole outline on 101,668 elevation cells of about 53 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).
Bedrock
- Unconsolidated sediments83%
Regional bedrock from the GLiM global lithological map (Hartmann and Moosdorf 2012), not a soil survey.
Wineries · 28
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