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3 days ago · Protecting Europe's Last Wild Rivers (3:32) The Western Balkans region is home to some of Europe’s last free-flowing rivers. There is a growing movement of people in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia who are fighting to protect these unique ecosystems for future generations.
2 days ago · Rhine-Main-Danube canal, Bavaria, Germany. Also known as the Europe Canal, this mighty German waterway connects the Main and Danube rivers in Bavaria. Spanning roughly 106 miles (171km), it is ...
2 days ago · The Baltic region is dotted with more than 7,000 lakes and countless peat bogs, swamps, and marshes. A multitude of rivers, notably the Neman (Lithuanian: Nemunas) and Western Dvina (Latvian: Daugava), empty northwestward into the Baltic Sea.
3 days ago · The Iberian Peninsula (/ aɪ ˈ b ɪər i ə n /), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in South-western Europe, defining the westernmost edge of Eurasia.It is divided between Continental Portugal and Peninsular Spain, comprising most of the region, as well as Andorra, Gibraltar, and a small part of Southern France (French Cerdagne).
2 days ago · The Ganges Delta, formed mainly by the large, sediment-laden flows of the Ganges and Brahmaputra rivers, is the world's largest delta, at about 64,000 km 2 (25,000 sq mi). It stretches 400 km (250 mi) along the Bay of Bengal.
5 days ago · What river drains the most water in the world? The Amazon River drains the most water in the world. It has a greater water volume than the Nile, Yangtze, and Mississippi rivers combined. The Amazon Basin spans multiple countries in South America and is known for its rich biodiversity. Which river flows through 11 different countries?
1 day ago · The delta region is characterized by a network of large and small distributary rivers and streams, permanent wetlands and marshes, oxbow lakes, levees, and alluvial plains. Due to the continuous deposition of sediments, the 360-kilometer (220-mile) coastline of the delta moves eastward into the Atlantic Ocean by approximately 40 meters (130 ...
