the 1989 Eurovision Song Contest took place in a city situated on the shores of which lake ?
Lausanne Lausanne ( , ] , German: "Lausanne" , and also "Lausannen" Italian: "Losanna" , Romansh: "Losanna" ) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, and the capital and biggest city of the canton of Vaud. The city is situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: "Lac Léman" , or simply "Le Léman"). It faces the French town of Évian-les-Bains, with the Jura Mountains to its north-west. Lausanne is located 62 km northeast of Geneva.
Lake Geneva Lake Geneva (French: "le lac Léman" or "le Léman " ] , sometimes "le lac de Genève " ] , German: "Genfersee" ] ) is a lake on the north side of the Alps, shared between Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe and the largest on the course of the Rhône. 59.53% (345.31 km2 ) of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland (cantons of Vaud, Geneva, and Valais), and 40.47% (234.71 km2 ) under France (department of Haute-Savoie).