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Piz Grevasalvas is a mountain of the ___MASK4___ Alps , located north of Maloja in the canton of Graubünden . It lies on the range between the Julier Pass and Lake Sils . The Engadin or Engadine (, , ; lit .: " Valley of the ___MASK93___ people ") is a long high Alpine valley region in the eastern Swiss Alps located in the canton of Graubünden in most southeastern Switzerland with about 25 , 000 inhabitants . It follows the route of the ___MASK93___ from its headwaters at Maloja Pass in the southwest running roughly northeast until the ___MASK93___ flows into Austria , one hundred kilometers downstream . The En / ___MASK93___ subsequently flows at Passau into the Donau , as the only Swiss river . The Engadine is protected by high mountain ranges on all sides and is famous for its sunny climate , beautiful landscapes and outdoor activities . The Val Bregaglia is an alpine valley of Switzerland and Italy at the base of which runs the river Mera ( in Switzerland ). The valley begins at the Maloja Pass ( 1815 m ) which connects it to the Engadin ( the valley of the ___MASK93___ , which is part of the Danube basin ) and extends westwards to Chiavenna shortly after which the Mera joins with the Liro and turns south towards Lake Como . From Chiavenna to Maloja , a distance of 32 km , the valley rises 1482 m . Most of the valley falls within the Swiss district of Maloja in the canton of the Grisons , the lower part within the Italian province of Sondrio . A 10 , 800 ha tract of the valley has been identified as an Important Bird Area by BirdLife International . Piz Julier ( German ) is a mountain of the ___MASK4___ Alps , overlooking the Julier Pass , in the Swiss canton of Graubünden . With a height of 3 , 380 metres above sea level , Piz Julier is the second highest peak ( after Piz Calderas ) of the group between the Julier Pass and the ___MASK4___ Pass . Piz Surlej is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps , overlooking Lake Silvaplana in the canton of Graubünden . It lies between the main Engadin valley and the ___MASK100___ , north of Piz Corvatsch . The ___MASK4___ Alps are a mountain range in the Alps of eastern Switzerland . They are considered to be part of the Central Eastern Alps , more specifically the Western Rhaetian Alps . They are named after the river ___MASK4___ . The ___MASK4___ Alps are separated from the Oberhalbstein Alps in the west by the Septimer Pass and the valley of the Sursés ; from the Plessur Alps in the north - west by the Landwasser valley ; from the Silvretta group in the north - east by the Flüela Pass ; from the Bernina Range in the south - east by the Maloja Pass and the ___MASK93___ valley ( upper Engadine ). Maloja Pass ( Italian : " Passo del Maloja ", German : " Malojapass ") ( 1815m a . s . l .) is a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps in the canton of Graubünden , linking the Engadine with the Val Bregaglia , still in Switzerland and Chiavenna in Italy . It marks the watershed between the Danube and Po basins . Lake Sils ( German Silsersee , Romansh : Lej da Segl ) is a lake in the Upper Engadine valley , Grisons , Switzerland . It takes its name from the village of Sils im Engadin . The lake lies at an altitude of 1 , 797 metres above sea level , between Maloja Pass and Lake Silvaplana . It is overlooked by several mountains over 3 , 000 metres , notably Piz Corvatsch , Piz Grevasalvas and Piz da la Margna . The lake ' s drainage basin culminates at Piz Fora ( 3 , 336 m ) and comprises the Vadrec da Fedoz glacier . With a surface area of 4 . 1 km² , Lake Sils is the largest lake of the Engadine . It is also the largest natural lake in the Alps lying above 1 , 000 metres . The lake was formed by a prehistoric landslide dam , similarly to Lake Silvaplana . The wooded Chastè peninsula extends into the lake at its north - eastern end . At the end of the peninsula there is a plaque to Friedrich Nietzsche with a passage from Thus Spoke Zarathustra . Near the peninsula is located the wooded island of Chaviolas , the largest in Lake Sils . Annually , in winter , the cross - country Engadin Skimarathon crosses the lake , starting at its edge in the Maloja Palace . Boat connections run from end of June to end of September , making Lake Sils one of the highest lake in Europe with public transport boat route . The largest villages on Lake Sils are Sils im Engadin and Maloja ( part of Bregaglia ) , located respectively at the eastern and western ends of the lake . Other hamlets are Cadlägh , Isola and Plaun da Lej . Geneva (, , , ) is the second most populous city in Switzerland ( after Zürich ) and is the most populous city of Romandy , the French - speaking part of Switzerland . Situated where the ___MASK18___ exits Lake Geneva , it is the capital of the Republic and Canton of Geneva . Passau is a town in Lower Bavaria , Germany . It is also known as the Dreiflüssestadt or " City of Three Rivers ," because the Danube is joined at Passau by the ___MASK93___ from the south and the Ilz from the north . Piz Corvatsch is a mountain in the Bernina Range of the Alps , overlooking Lake Sils and Lake Silvaplana in the Engadin region of the canton of Graubünden . With an elevation of , it is the highest point on the range separating the main ___MASK93___ valley from the Val Roseg . Aside from Piz Corvatsch , two other slightly lower summits make up the Corvatsch massif : Piz Murtèl ( north of Piz Corvatsch ) and the unnamed summit where lies the Corvatsch upper cable car station ( north of Piz Murtèl ). Politically , the summit of Piz Corvatsch is shared between the municipalities of Sils im Engadin and Samedan , although the 3 , 303 m high summit lies between the municipalities of Silvaplana and Samedan . The tripoint between the aforementioned municipalities is the summit of Piz Murtèl . France , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the ___MASK82___ , and from the ___MASK48___ to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France 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 . Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic in Europe . It consists of 26 cantons , and the city of Bern is the seat of the federal authorities . The country is situated in Western - Central Europe , and is bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . Switzerland is a landlocked country geographically divided between the Alps , the Swiss Plateau and the Jura , 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 . Lake Silvaplana is a lake in the Upper - Engadine valley of Grisons , Switzerland . It takes its name from the village of Silvaplana . The lake is also connected to the nearby Lej da Champfèr . Together with its larger neighbour , Lake Sils , it is among the largest lakes of the Grisons . Lake Silvaplana is overlooked by several mountains over 3 , 000 metres , notably Piz Corvatsch , Piz Julier and Piz Surlej . The lake ' s drainage basin culminates at Piz Corvatsch ( 3 , 451 m ) and comprises several glaciers , the largest being the Vadret dal Tremoggia . The Julier Pass ( Romansh : " Pass dal Güglia ", German : " Julierpass ", Italian " Passo del Giulia ") ( el . 2284 m ) is a mountain pass in Switzerland , in the ___MASK4___ Range of the Alps . It connects the Engadin valley with the rest of Graubünden . At its summit , the pass crosses the watershed / drainage divide between the basins of the Rivers Rhine and Danube . The Julier Pass lies between Piz Lagrev and Piz Julier .