located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity lago di cama
The League ___MASK51___ the Ten Jurisdictions was the last ___MASK51___ the Three Leagues founded during the Middle Ages in what is now Canton ___MASK54___ ___MASK51___ Switzerland . The League was created in the County ___MASK51___ Toggenburg after the counts ___MASK51___ Toggenburg died out . The League initially existed to resist the power ___MASK51___ the House ___MASK51___ Habsburg , and quickly allied with the Grey League and the League ___MASK51___ God ' s House . In 1524 the three leagues joined together to become the Free State ___MASK51___ the Three Leagues , which existed until the Napoleonic dissolution ___MASK51___ the Free State . A federal republic is a federation ___MASK51___ states with a republican form ___MASK51___ government . At its core , the literal meaning ___MASK51___ the word republic when used to reference a form ___MASK51___ government means : " a country that is governed by elected representatives and by an elected leader ( such as a president ) rather than by a ___MASK1___ or queen ". The city ___MASK51___ Bern or Berne (; Bernese German : " Bärn " ) is the de facto capital ___MASK51___ Switzerland , referred to by the Swiss as their ( e . g . in German ) " Bundesstadt ," or " federal city ". With a population ___MASK51___ 141 , 762 ( November 2016 ), Bern is the fourth ___MASK68___ populous city in Switzerland . The Bern agglomeration , which includes 36 municipalities , had a population ___MASK51___ 406 , 900 in 2014 . The metropolitan area had a population ___MASK51___ 660 , 000 in 2000 . Bern is also the capital ___MASK51___ the canton ___MASK51___ Bern , the second ___MASK68___ populous ___MASK51___ Switzerland ' s cantons . A lake is an area ___MASK51___ variable size filled with water , localized in a basin , that is surrounded by land , apart from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake . ___MASK6___ lie on land and are not part ___MASK51___ the ocean , and therefore are distinct from lagoons , and are also larger and deeper than ponds , though there are no official or scientific definitions . ___MASK6___ can be contrasted with rivers or streams , which are usually flowing . Most ___MASK6___ are fed and drained by rivers and streams . The League ___MASK51___ God ' s House ( German : " Gotteshausbund ", Italian : " Lega Caddea ") was formed in what is now Switzerland on January 29 , 1367 to resist the rising power ___MASK51___ the Bishopric ___MASK51___ Chur and the House ___MASK51___ ___MASK74___ . The League allied with the Grey League and the League ___MASK51___ the Ten Jurisdictions in 1471 to form the Three Leagues . The League ___MASK51___ God ' s House , together with the two other Leagues , was allied with the Old Swiss Confederacy throughout the 15th and 16th centuries . After the Napoleonic wars the League ___MASK51___ God ' s House became a part ___MASK51___ the Swiss canton ___MASK51___ ___MASK54___ . ___MASK98___ , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of ___MASK98___ extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the ___MASK22___ to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas ___MASK98___ include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and ___MASK40___ oceans . ___MASK98___ spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . A stream is a body ___MASK51___ water with a current , confined within a bed and ___MASK25___ . Depending on its location or certain characteristics , a stream may be referred to as a " bayou ", " beck ", " branch ", " brook ", " burn ", " creek ", " crick ", " ghyll ", " gill ", " kill ", " lick ", " mill race ", " race ", " rill ", " river ", " rivulet ", " run ", " runnel ", " streamage ", " ___MASK29___ ", or " wash ". ___MASK91___ ___MASK87___ lies between Eastern ___MASK87___ and Western ___MASK87___ . The concept of ___MASK91___ ___MASK87___ is based on a common historical , social and cultural identity . ___MASK91___ ___MASK87___ is going through a phase of " strategic awakening ", with initiatives such as the CEI , Centrope or V4 . While the region ' s economy shows high disparities with regard to income , all ___MASK91___ European countries are listed by the Human Development Index as very highly developed . A lagoon is a shallow body ___MASK51___ water separated from a larger body ___MASK51___ water by barrier islands or reefs . Lagoons are commonly divided into coastal lagoons and atoll lagoons . They have also been identified as occurring on mixed - sand and gravel coastlines . There is an overlap between bodies ___MASK51___ water classified as coastal lagoons and bodies ___MASK51___ water classified as estuaries . Lagoons are common coastal features around many parts ___MASK51___ the world . The Val Mesolcina , also known as the ___MASK36___ Mesolcina or Misox , is an ___MASK4___ valley of the Grisons , Switzerland , stretching from the San Bernardino Pass to Grono where it joins the Calanca Valley . It is the valley of the Moesa River . ___MASK62___ Pass is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps connecting the Hinterrhein and the Mesolcina ( Misox ) valleys between Thusis ( ___MASK24___ ___MASK51___ ___MASK54___ ) and Bellinzona ( ___MASK24___ ___MASK51___ Ticino ). Located in the far eastern side ___MASK51___ the Western Alps it is not to be confused with the Great St Bernard Pass and the Little St Bernard Pass . The top ___MASK51___ the pass represents both the Italo - German language frontier and the watershed ( drainage divide ) between the Po basin and the Rhine basin . The Grey League (, or ), sometimes called " Oberbund ", formed in 1395 in the " Vorderrhein " and " Hinterrhein " valleys , Raetia . The name Grey League is derived from the homespun grey clothes worn by the people . The league became part ___MASK51___ the canton ___MASK51___ ___MASK54___ . The Grey League allied itself to the two other powers ___MASK51___ Raetia in 1471 , forming the Three Leagues . It was also an associate and ally ___MASK51___ the Swiss Confederation and played a role in the build up to the Thirty Years ' War . ___MASK69___ , officially the Principality of ___MASK69___ , is a doubly landlocked German - speaking microstate in Central Europe . It is a constitutional monarchy with the rank of principality , headed by the ___MASK85___ of ___MASK69___ . A ___MASK7___ is a natural flowing watercourse , usually ___MASK48___ , flowing towards an ocean , sea , lake or another ___MASK7___ . In some cases a ___MASK7___ flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water . Small rivers can be referred to using names such as stream , creek , brook , rivulet , and rill . There are no official definitions for the generic term ___MASK7___ as applied to geographic features , although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size . Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location ; examples are " run " in some parts of the United States , " burn " in Scotland and northeast England , and " beck " in northern England . Sometimes a ___MASK7___ is defined as being larger than a creek , but not always : the language is vague . ___MASK61___ , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in ___MASK87___ . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central ___MASK87___ , and is bordered by Italy to the south , ___MASK98___ to the west , ___MASK70___ to the north , and Austria and ___MASK69___ to the east . ___MASK61___ is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the ___MASK3___ , spanning an area of . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately eight million people is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are to be found : among them are the two global cities and economic centres Zürich and Geneva . Swiss German ( Standard German : " Schweizerdeutsch ", , and others ) refers to any ___MASK51___ the Alemannic dialects spoken in the German - speaking part ___MASK51___ Switzerland and in some ___MASK4___ communities in Northern Italy bordering Switzerland . Occasionally , the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with Swiss German , as well , especially the dialects ___MASK51___ Liechtenstein and Austrian ___MASK47___ , which are closely associated to Switzerland ' s . ___MASK19___ (, , , ) is the second ___MASK68___ populous city in Switzerland ( after Zürich ) and is the ___MASK68___ populous city of Romandy , the French - speaking part of Switzerland . Situated where the Rhône exits ___MASK31___ , it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of ___MASK19___ . The Alps are the highest and ___MASK68___ extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe , stretching approximately across eight ___MASK4___ countries : Austria , France , Germany , Italy , Liechtenstein , Monaco , Slovenia , and Switzerland . The mountains were formed over tens of millions of years as the African and Eurasian tectonic plates collided . Extreme shortening caused by the event resulted in marine sedimentary rocks rising by thrusting and folding into high mountain peaks such as Mont Blanc and the Matterhorn . Mont Blanc spans the French  Italian border , and at is the highest mountain in the Alps . The ___MASK4___ region area contains about a hundred peaks higher than 4000 metres ( just over 13 , 000 feet ). A landlocked state or landlocked country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land , or whose only coastlines lie on closed seas . There are currently 48 such countries , including four partially recognised states . Only two , ___MASK39___ and Paraguay in South America , lie outside Afro - Eurasia ( the Old World ). The Swiss Plateau or ___MASK91___ Plateau constitutes one ___MASK51___ the three major landscapes in Switzerland alongside the ___MASK3___ Mountains and the Swiss Alps . It covers about 30 % ___MASK51___ the Swiss surface . It comprises the regions between the ___MASK3___ and the Alps , partly flat but mostly hilly , and lies at an average height between 400 and 700 m AMSL . It is by far the most densely populated region ___MASK51___ Switzerland , and the most important with respect to economy and transportation . Grisons ( see also other names ) is the largest and easternmost ___MASK24___ ___MASK51___ Switzerland . The ___MASK24___ shares borders with the cantons ___MASK51___ ___MASK20___ , Uri , Glarus and St . Gallen and international borders with Italy , Austria and ___MASK69___ . The name ___MASK54___ translates as the " Grey Leagues ," referring to the ___MASK24___ ' s origin in three local alliances , the League ___MASK51___ God ' s House , the Grey League , and the League ___MASK51___ the Ten Jurisdictions . Grisons is also home to three ___MASK51___ Switzerland ' s ethnic groups and the subsequent languages ___MASK51___ Swiss German , Italian and Romansh are all native to the state . It is the only officially trilingual ___MASK24___ and the only ___MASK24___ where the Romansh language has official status . ___MASK87___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK87___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the ___MASK14___ , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the ___MASK52___ and southeast , ___MASK87___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK87___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK87___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . ___MASK95___ , officially the Italian Republic , is a unitary parliamentary republic in ___MASK87___ . Located in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK95___ shares open land borders with ___MASK98___ , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK95___ covers an area of and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK95___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth ___MASK68___ populous EU member state . ___MASK70___ , officially the Federal Republic of ___MASK70___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in central - western Europe . It includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With about 82 million inhabitants , ___MASK70___ is the ___MASK68___ populous member state of the ___MASK16___ . After the United States , it is the second ___MASK68___ popular immigration destination in the world . ___MASK70___ ' s capital and largest metropolis is Berlin . Other major cities include Hamburg , Munich , Cologne , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Düsseldorf . A pond is a body ___MASK51___ standing water , either natural or artificial , that is usually smaller than a lake . They may arise naturally in floodplains as part ___MASK51___ a river system , or they may be somewhat isolated depressions ( examples include vernal pools and prairie potholes ). Usually they contain shallow water with marsh and aquatic plants and animals . A few animals also make their home in ponds , including both alligators and beavers . The type ___MASK51___ life in a pond is generally determined by a combination ___MASK51___ factors including water level regime ( particularly depth and duration ___MASK51___ flooding ) and nutrient levels , but other factors may also be important , including presence or absence ___MASK51___ shading by trees , presence or absence ___MASK51___ streams , effects ___MASK51___ grazing animals , and salinity . Lago di Cama ( or `` Lagh de Cama '' ) is a lake in the Cama valley , a side valley ___MASK51___ Val Mesolcina in the Grisons , Switzerland . ___MASK20___ , formally the Republic and Canton of ___MASK20___ (; ; see also in other languages ) is the southernmost canton of Switzerland . ___MASK20___ borders the Canton of Uri to the north , Valais to the west ( through the Novena Pass ), ___MASK54___ to the northeast , Italy ' s regions of Piedmont and Lombardy to the south and it surrounds the small Italian exclave of Campione d ' Italia .