Arrange the following cities located along Rhine River waterway from north-south direction.
A. Mainz
B. Rotterdam
C. Strasbourg
D. Basel
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → B, A, C, D
The Rhine is navigable for 700 km, from Rotterdam at its mouth in the Netherlands to Basel in Switzerland. Going upstream from north to south, the map of the Rhine waterway shows the cities in this order:
(B) Rotterdam — at the mouth of the Rhine in the Netherlands, the northern end of the waterway.
(A) Mainz — in Germany, south of Koblenz.
(C) Strasbourg — further south, on the border of France and Germany.
(D) Basel — in Switzerland, the southern end of the navigable river.
NCERT (2025-26): “The Rhine Waterways … The Rhine flows through Germany and the Netherlands. It is navigable for 700 km from Rotterdam, at its mouth in the Netherlands to Basel in Switzerland. Ocean-going vessels can reach up to Cologne. The Ruhr river joins the Rhine from the east. It flows through a rich coalfield and the whole basin has become a prosperous manufacturing area.…”
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