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Don River. Type: Stream. Description: Russian river, fifth-longest river in Europe. Categories: river and body of water. Location: Russia, Eastern Europe, Europe. View on OpenStreetMap. Latitude. 47.06169° or 47° 3' 42" north. Longitude.
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Feb 24, 2021 · Significant rivers include the Volga, Dnieper and Dvina (west), the Lena, Ob, and Yenisey (central) and the Amur in the far east. At 1,642 m (5,387 ft), Lake Baikal (marked on the map) is the deepest and among the clearest of all lakes in the world.
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The Volga River is the world’s 18th longest and Europe’s longest river, covering a distance of about 3,530 kilometers from its source to the mouth in the Caspian Sea. It is the longest river flowing into the Caspian Sea, the world’s largest closed basin. Its source, the Valdai Hills in Tver Oblast, is located at an altitude of 228 meters above sea ...
The course of the mighty Volga River is divided into four sections. The section between its source and the confluence with Oka is called the Upper Volga. The Middle Volga begins from the confluence with Oka to confluence with the Kama, while the rest of the length forms the Lower Volga. The Volga River originates from the Valdai Hills as a small st...
The Volga River receives much of its water from snow, accounting for up to 60% of the total discharge. Rain accounts for only 10% of the river’s water, with underground sources accounting for the remaining discharge. Before the construction of reservoirs along the river, Volga’s regime was characterized by spring floods and annual fluctuations. The...
The climate of the Volga River basin exhibits variation along its course from north to south. The northern reaches of the river experience a temperate climate defined by cold, snow-covered winters, and warm, humid summers. Meanwhile, the lower parts of the river basin have hot, dry summers, and cold winters. Precipitation levels gradually drop from...
The Volga River Delta at the mouth of the river is a species-rich habitat harboring 430 species of flora, 127 fish species, 260 species of birds, and 850 species of aquatic invertebrates, as well as a large repertoire of insect species. Many migratory birds, such as Dalmatian pelicans, great white egrets, breed in the Volga Delta's wetlands. Fish s...
The Volga River hosts some of the world’s largest reservoirs and dams, converting the river into a chain of small lakes. The reservoirs include navigation locks and hydropower stations. The uppermost reservoir at Ivankovo covers approximately 326 square kilometers and was completed in 1937. The reservoir Uglich reservoir covers about 250 square kil...
Although the Volga River has benefited the Russian economy for ages, the effects of indiscriminate human activity have taken their toll on the ecosystem of the river basin. The large-scale inundation of the river, facilitated by the development of dams and reservoirs along its course, has led to a lowering of the volume of waters reaching the Caspi...
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Coordinates: 47°05′11″N 39°14′19″E. The Don ( Russian: Дон) is the fifth-longest river in Europe. Flowing from Central Russia to the Sea of Azov in Southern Russia, it is one of Russia's largest rivers and played an important role for traders from the Byzantine Empire .
- Russia
- Sea of Azov
- 1,870 km (1,160 mi)
World Atlas - the Rivers of the World : Don - Don. Don River in Russia, Reka Don. Outflow: Black Sea. Countries: Russia. Length: 1 950 km. Euratlas online World Atlas: geographic or hydrographic of the major rivers of the world. Location of the river Don or Don.
From Blackie & Sons Atlas (Edinburgh, 1882), Scale: 1:6,100,000 (or one inch equals about 96 miles)
