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Physical Geography

Lorraine is crossed by several well-known waterways including the Meuse, Mosel, Aisne, Meurthe rivers, and the Canal de l’Est. The River Saône rises in the Faucilles Mountains, in the extreme south-west of the region and flows south-west into Franche-Comté. The Vosges mountains dominate the south-east of the region and extend into Alsace and Franche-Comté; Hohneck (1,362 m/4,469 ft), the highest point in Lorraine, is at the heart of the range around 1 km (0.6 mi) from the border with Alsace. Nearby are the mountain lakes of Gérardmer and Longemer. In the west of the region is the Argonne Massif, a hilly, wooded plateau that stretches for some 64 km (40 mi) along the border with Champagne-Ardenne.