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Pierres du Niton

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The Pierres du Niton (French for Neptune's Stones) are two glacial erratics in Lake Geneva, Switzerland, in Geneva harbor. On the left bank of the lake near Quai Gustave-Ador, they are remnants from the last ice age, left by the Rhone glacier. Because of their role in Swiss cartography, the rocks have been declared a "Geotope", a national site of geological heritage.

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Quai Gustave-Ador, Geneva Les Eaux-Vives

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Pierre du Niton

Quai Gustave-Ador
1207 Geneva, Les Eaux-Vives
Geneva, Switzerland
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