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  Black Sea Lowland
This process was cut short by the uplifting of the sea, which flooded the river mouths and caused estuaries to form.
Azov (from 160 m in the north to 10–15 m in the south) and usually meets the seas by a steep drop.
The river valleys are broad and distinct, with three to five accumulative terraces.
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 Dnieper River
River (748 km and 114,300 sq km) and the
River it is 590; in Belarus above the Biarezina River it is scarcely 210), and it increases slowly to 1,480 cu m/sec at Kremenchuk and 1,670 cu m/sec at the
River (Kyiv–Gdańsk route), and the Dnieper with the
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 Reference Encyclopedia - Vorskla River
In 1399, the Battle of the Vorskla River was fought in the area.
In 1709, the city of Poltava, on the banks of the Vorskla River, was besieged by Charles XII.
Large cities located on the river are: Poltava, the capital of the Poltava Oblast, Ochtyrka and Kobelyaky.
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 DNIEPER. The Columbia Encyclopedia: Sixth Edition. 2000   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
One of the longest rivers in Europe, it rises in the Valdai Hills, W of Moscow.
Its tributaries include the Berezina, the Pripyat, and the Inhulets from the west and the Sozh, the Desna, the Orel, and the Samara from the east.
Known as Borysthenes to the ancients, the river was (9th–11th cent.) a commercial route for the Vikings, Slavs, and Byzantines.
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River basin management capacity both at the level o f individual countries and at the regional level would be strengthened, and wider global benefits would accrue to the basin countries as well as those of the Black Sea, an important international water body significantly impacted by human activities withi n the Dnieper River basin.
The Dnieper River is the primary water supply for a population of 22 million (in Ukraine alone) in the Basin.
The SAP will focus on the ecosystems (rivers, lakes, aquifers and wetlands) an d the complex regional biodiversity of an international river draining to the severely degraded Black Sea and will involve international, national, and local governmental institutions, industries, and agricultural communities, all of which are essential p layers in sound river basin management.
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 ブリタニカ・ジャパン - Encyclopædia Britannica A-Z Browse
Lying along the Chelif River at the junction of the High Plateau and the Atlas Mountains, the town is almost totally surrounded by wooded mountain ridges.
Kuala Belait is a river port on the coastal road that runs eastward to Seria and Bandar Seri Begawan, the national...
It was bounded to the southwest by the Kasai and Lulua rivers and to the north by the Sankuru River, a tributary of the Kasai.
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 Russian Topography
The Neva River is 47 miles (74 km) long, flowing west from Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland at the city of Leningrad.
The Pripyat Marshes are a forested, swampy area of 38,000sq miles (98,400sq km) extending along the Pripyat River and its tributaries from Brest in the west to Mogilev in the northeast and Kiev in the southeast.
Streams and even major rivers froze solid for months at a time to such an extent that vehicles were able to cross and in one case a rail line was laid across the Dnepr River to help supply the German 6th Army engaged in fighting east of the river.
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 Dnieper   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The river is mentioned by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in the fifth century BC as Borysthenes (Βορυσθένης) ; the late Greek and Roman authors called it Δαναπρις - Danapris and Danaper respectively, Δανα in Old Persian mean river.
The Dnieper river is important for the transport and economy of Ukraine: the river's reservoirs have all been equipped with large ship locks, allowing vessels of up to 270×18 metres to access even the port of Kiev and thus creating a perfect transport corridor.
The river is very famous for its dams, which were often touted as achievements of Soviet Industry.
en.encyclopediahome.com /wiki/Dnieper   (692 words)

  
 Dnieper_river info here at en.along-gasoline-alley.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The river is mentioned by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in the fifth century BC as Borysthenes (Βορυσθένης) ; the held up Greek and Roman wordsmiths screamed it Δαναπρις - Danapris and Danaper respectively, Δανα in Old Persian close river.
The classification Dnieper is derived from Sarmatian Dānu apara "the river to the rear".
The Dnieper river is exigent for the transport and decrease of Ukraine: the river's reservoirs have utter obsolescent equipped with blimp export locks, leting on vessels of up to 270×18 metres to course unfluctuating the port of Kiev and thus creating a peerless transport corridor.
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 Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Dnieper River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Land surfaces are never perfectly flat, and as a result the runoff after precipitation tends to flow downward by the shortest and steepest course in depressions formed by the intersection of slopes.
Prypeć, river, c.440 mi (710 km) long, rising NW of Kovel, NW Ukraine, near the Polish border, and flowing generally E through the Pripyat Marshes, S Belarus, into the Dnieper River in NE Ukraine.
It is a rail junction and a sea and river port, exporting grain, timber, and manganese ore and importing oil from the Caucasus.
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 Inhulets River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Inhulets river takes its source in the Dnieper highlands in the proximaty of the city of Kirovohrad in the Ukrainian province of Kirovohrad, about 30 km away from the Dnieper river itself, with which it flows parallel to.
However, the vegetation is impaired by the high level of contamination of the river, due to the nearby mining industry.
Important tributaries of the Inhulets river are the Saksahan and the Vysun Rivers.
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The proposed Dnieper River Basin P r ogramme would work towards enabling the three riparian countries to implement the principles of coordination and cooperation stipulated by the agreement signed in 1992 by the governments of the republics of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
The proposed Dnieper River Basin Programme would work towards enabling the three riparian countries to implement the principles of coordination and cooperation stipulated by the agreement signed in 1992 by the governments of the republics of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine.
The SAP will focus on the ecosystems (rivers, lakes, aquifers and wetlands) and the complex regional biodiversity of an international river draining to the severely degraded Black Sea and will invol ve international, national, and local governmental institutions, industries, and agricultural communities, all of which are essential players in sound river basin management.
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 Britannica Online Service :: Search
(region), Czech Republic, on the Morava River, northeast of Brno.
Lying along the Chelif River at the junction of the High Plateau and the Atlas Mountains, the...
The Kuei River rises in the Mao-erh Mountains to the north of...
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 List of rivers of Europe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
These are the main rivers of Europe (ecologically, the extreme west of the Palearctic ecozone - which includes Russia in the east).
Rivers that flow into other rivers are sorted by the proximity of their points of confluence to the sea.
The rivers are sorted from west (Tarifa) to east (Reggio Calabria).
list-of-rivers-of-europe.iqnaut.net   (557 words)

  
 Britain.tv Wikipedia - DneproGES
It is situated on the Dnieper River in Zaporizhzhia.
The original design dates back to the GOELRO electrification plan for the USSR, which was adopted shortly after the October Revolution of 1917.
The pressure of the water leaving the dam is at 38,7 metres and the reservoir that is behind it is 33.3 cubic kilometres.
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 Introduction to Ukraine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Most of the rivers flow into the Black Sea or the Sea of Azov, and 96% of the country is within the drainage basins of these two seas.
The longest river in Ukraine is the Dnipro (sometimes referred to as the Dnieper), which originates in Russia, flows through Belarus and then crosses Ukraine from its northern border to the Black Sea.
The final stretch of the river Danube, which flows from Germany to the Black Sea, forms the southern border between Ukraine and Romania.
www.ucrainica.info /intro/rivers.htm   (248 words)

  
 Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Shop
river in southern India, rising in Maharashtra state in the Western Ghats range near the old town of Mahabaleshwar, not far from India's west coast.
A road and rail junction, it is the major agricultural distribution centre for...
It is a commercial centre for nearby villages and the riverine indigenous people who inhabit the dense jungle to the...
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 National Program. General Part   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Having the basin area equal to 509,000 km2 the Dnipro river is the third river in Europe after Duny and Volga, and it is the fourth river as for its length equal to 2,200 km.
The length of tributaries of the Dnipro river is equal to 67,156 km.
Whereas 70% of the flow volume of the Dnipro river are related to spring floods, therefore it was ensured the operation of hydroelectric, thermal and nuclear power plants, water transport, recreation economy, protection of the river valley from the catastrophic floods, etc., were ensured.
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 Desna - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
For the river in the Czech Republic, see Desná.
Desna (Десна́) is a river in Russia and Ukraine, left tributary of the Dnieper.
Desna, Cities and towns on the Desna, Tributaries, Rivers of Ukraine and Rivers of Russia.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Desna   (102 words)

  
 Ukraine Gateway
The river has been considerably widened by the construction of a dam about 50 miles (80 km) downstream.
Founded in 1783 as Yekaterynoslav on the river's north bank, the settlement was moved to its present site on the south bank in 1786.
It lies at the confluence of the Uda, Lopan, and Kharkiv rivers.
www.ukraine-gateway.org.ua /gateway/gateway.nsf/webcontent/01030300   (2008 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It is located in the steppe belt, in the middle and lower basin of the Dnipro River, which divides the region from the north to the south.
The principal rivers are the Oril, Samara, Vovcha, Bazavluk, Mokra Sura, and the Inhulets, all tributaries of the Dnipro River.
The principal rivers are the Dnister, the Western Buh, Stryi, and Vereshchytsya.
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 RUSNET.NL :: Encyclopedia :: D :: Dnepr
The river of Dnepr, c.1,430 miles (2,300 km) long, in Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine.
Known as Borysthenes to the ancients, the river was (9th-11th cent.) a commercial route for the Vikings, Slavs, and Byzantines.
One of the longest rivers in Europe and the main river of Ukraine, it rises in the Valdai Hills, West of Moscow.
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 Dnieper_River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Dnieper River, also: Dnepr - Dniapro - or Dnipro, is a river, 2,290 km length, which flows from Russia - through Belarus & Ukraine - ending its flow inside teh Black Sea.
The river is mentioned by teh Ancient Greek historian Herodotus inside teh fifth century BC as Borysthenes, Βορυσθένης,  ; teh late Greek & Roman authors called it Δαναπρις - Danapris & Danaper respectively - Δανα inside Old Persian mean river.
The Dnieper river is important for teh transport & economy 0f Ukraine: teh river"s reservoirs have all been equipped with large ship locks - allowing vessels 0f up to 270×18 metres to access even teh port 0f Kiev & thus creating a perfect transport corridor.
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 Berezina_river info here at en.alfred-hitch-covers.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Berezina (alternative seasoning Beresina) (Belarusian: Бярэ́зїна) is a river in Belarus & a tributary of the Dnieper River.
The Berezina Preserve by the river is in the UNESCO memorandum of Biosphere Preserves.
Berezina River Historical significance Historical significance Napoleon Bonaparte's multitude suffered top-heavy losses (~36,000) when grating the Berezina in November 1812 pending her retreat from Russia (see Battle of Berezina).
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 Where do I find Vorskla River information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He said "A sibling breed in the Vorskla River of time devoted to Vorskla River activities from early adulthood (ages 20-3 to mid-adulthood (ages 40-60) was associated with a weighty decrease in the probability of Vorskla River Alzheimer's feebleness later in life."
In 1709, the urban of Poltava, on the reserves of the Vorskla River, was besieged by Charles XII.
Large cities located on the river are: Poltava, the capital of the Poltava Oblast, Ochtyrka 'n Kobelyaky.
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 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Dnieper River (also: Dnepr, Dniapro, or Dnipro) is a river (2,290 km length) which flows from Russia, through Belarus and Ukraine, ending its flow in the Black Sea.
The river is mentioned by the Ancient Greek historian Herodotus in the fifth century BC as Borysthenes (Βορυσθένης) ; the late Greek and Roman authors called it Δαναπρις - Danapris and Danaper respectively, Δανα in Old Persian mean river.
Arheimar, a capital of the Goths, was located on the Dniepr, according to the Hervarar saga.
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