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	Vistula Lagoon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Vistula Lagoon (or Bay, Gulf) is the sweet (fresh) water lagoon on the Baltic Sea that is cut off from Gdańsk Bay by the Vistula Spit.
		It takes a few branches of Vistula, notably Nogat and Pregolya rivers and is connected to Gdańsk Bay by the Strait of Baltiysk.
		Politically the Vistula Lagoon is split between Poland and Russia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Vistula_Lagoon (182 words)

	Vistula River - Britannica Concise
		Vistula River - largest river of Poland and of the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea.
		Vistula Lagoon - shallow, marsh-fringed lagoon on the Baltic coast, bisected by the Polish-Russian border and considered part of the Gulf of Gdask.
		Bug River - tributary of the Vistula River, rising in western Ukraine on the slopes of the Volyn-Podolsk Upland in Lviv oblast (province).
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9106068 (714 words)

	Vistula - Unipedia
		Vistula (Polish Wisła, German Weichsel) is the longest river in Poland.
		The Vistula river is only a short portage from the Dnieper River, and thence to the Black Sea.
		Joseph and Koza or the Sacrifice to the Vistula.: Or, the Sacrifice to the Vistula
	www.unipedia.info /Vistula.html (575 words)

	Vistula Lagoon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vistula Lagoon (or Bay Gulf) is the sweet water lagoon on Baltic Sea that is cut off from Gdansk Bay by the Vistula Spit.
		It takes a few branches of Vistula notably Nogat and Pregolya rivers and is connected to Gdansk by the Strait of Baltiysk.
		Politically the Vistula Lagoon is split Poland and Russia.
	www.freeglossary.com /Vistula_Lagoon (457 words)

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		Vistula shall not be liable to indemnify the Indemnified Party under this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any action or claim effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
		Vistula shall thereafter (if it is appropriate to do so pursuant to the terms of the applicable insurance policy) take all necessary or desirable action to cause such insurers to pay, on behalf of the Indemnified Party, all amounts payable as a result of such Proceeding in accordance with the terms of such policies.
		Vistula's inability, as a result of a binding order of any court of competent jurisdiction, to perform its obligations under this Agreement shall not constitute a breach of this Agreement and Vistula's compliance with any such order shall constitute compliance with this Agreement to the extent applicable.
	sec.freeedgar.com /displayText.asp?ID=3639000 (3207 words)

	Eastern Gotland Basin & Gdansk Basin
		The catchment area of the Eastern Gotland Basin extends from the Nemunas River basin in the east to the Vistula River basin in the west.
		The Vistula has the second largest drainage basin among the Baltic rivers, equalling 12 percent of the total catchment area of the Baltic Sea.
		Mining activities in the Vistula Basin, although located in the upper part of this area, have serious environmental impacts with regard to water quality of nearby rivers, land degradation and air pollution.
	www.baltic.vtt.fi /demo/east_got (1873 words)

	Poland.pl - Polish Nature - Pobrzeza Poludniowobaltyckie - Mouth of Vistula River (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The estuary of the biggest Polish river –; Vistula is and important breeding area for birds dependent on beach habitat, and a mainstay for many species of migrant birds.
		Earlier Vistula’s estuary to the Baltic Sea was located in Gdansk (now the mouth of Martwa Wisla is located there) and in the winter of 1840 during a flood a new estuary was formed in Gorki (now the mouth of Wisla Smiala).
		The main elements of the ecosystem are: the river, the narrow waters of the Gulf of Gdansk, Mikoszewskie Lake, the beaches, white and grey dunes as well as the nearby thickets, forests and meadows located alongside the river banks south of Swibno and Mikoszewo (flooded in spring and pastured in summer and autumn).
	www.poland.pl /nature/regions/pobrzeza_pd/vistula_mouth/description.htm (927 words)

	The Vistula Lancers (Uhlans) - 'The Picadors of the Hell' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		On March 20th 1808 the Regiment of Vistula Uhlans was formed from the Cavalry Regiment of the Polish-Italian Legion (Regiment de Cavalerie de la Legion Polacco-Italienne).
		Until 1811 the Vistula uhlans were one of the finest cavalry regiments in the World.
		The rest of the Vistula Uhlan Regiment was either in Spain or in depot in France.
	web2.airmail.net /napoleon/Polish_Vistula_Uhlans.html (2419 words)

	Greenstructure and Urban Planning
		The Vistula River is the specific axis of Warsaw, which divides the city into two parts, left and right.
		The pattern of the Vistula terraces is unsymmetrical.
		Vistula River with its naturalness plays very important ecological as well as hydrological role and because of it has been recognized as the transregional European Ecological Corridor according to Econet-Pl network (Fig.
	www.map21ltd.com /COSTC11/wkgr1A_2.htm (2617 words)

	The Polish Vistula Legion (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In fact, the Vistula Legion seemed particularly destined to participate in sieges, and it fought in all of the major sieges in eastern Spain during the early years of the Peninsular War.
		In preparation for the invasion of Russia the Vistula Legion was with- drawn from Spain in early 1812.
		On 18 June, 1813, a "Vistula Regiment" was organized from the remnants of the Vistula Legion.
	www.magweb.com /sample/snap/s1vist.htm (1527 words)

	Gdansk Basin
		It is estimated that the nnnual average (1988-1989) pollution load carried by the Vistula to the Gdansk Bay is about I03 000 tons of BOD, 104 500 tons of tot-N (16.5 percent and 5 800 tons of tot-P (8 percent).
		Given the noxious quality of their wastes, the chemical industry as well as the pulp and paper industries are of special concern in the Vistula River basin.
		In the Polish part of the Vistula River basin alone, pollution sources are found in some 380 urbanized areas, including about 2 500 major industrial plants.
	www.baltic.vtt.fi /demo/Gdansk (1431 words)

	Vistula Now (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vistula is one of Europe's largest rivers and one which remains closest to its natural state.
		Salmon breed on the Drwęca tributary of the lower Vistula and the river is home to a variety of fish species.
		The campaign has brought the issue of the Vistula and the proposed new dams on the Vistula to the level of national debate and has delayed the building of a proposed new dam at Nieszawa over a number of years.
	www.klubgaja.pl /h/vistula.html (1137 words)

	Vistula
		Vistula (Polish Wisła, German Weichsel, earlier Wissel, Wixel, Wyxel) is the name of a river in Poland,Central Europe.
		The Vistula has its source in the South of the country, in the Beskidy[?] mountains.
		The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/vi/Vistula.html (98 words)

	Vistula
		The two main branches of its estuary are the Nogat, which flows past Malbork to the Vistula Lagoon, and the Martwa Wisła [dead Vistula], which flows past Gdańsk.
		Among its tributaries are the Dunajec, San, and Narew (with the Bug) rivers.
		Coal is transported from SW Poland, and lumber is logged along the lower Vistula.
	www.factmonster.com /ce6/world/A0851039.html (207 words)

	Warsaw Voice - Vistula Flooded
		Vistula, one of the best-known Polish clothing producers, has been rescued from the threat of bankruptcy at the last minute.
		At beginning of 2000, Vistula's management embarked on a long-term modernization project, expanding its share of the market.
		At present, Vistula's debts amount to zl.36 million, including zl.21 million in loans granted by domestic banks.
	www.warsawvoice.pl /view/3026 (384 words)

	Vistula River Basin - UNEP/DEWA~Europe > Publication > Freshwater in Europe
		The middle and lower sections of this river are considered to be one of Europe’s most exceptional areas of natural and landscape value, with meanders, ox-bows, steep banks and sand islands.
		The most critical pollutants entering the Vistula River are: nutrients, phenols, heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Zn, Hg, Cu, As, Cr, Ni), plankton, organic compounds (Trihalomethanes, hydrocarbons and their derivatives, POP’s, phenol compounds, pesticides etc.) and sediments.
		The Vistula river, together with the Oder river, is also the main deliverer of pollutants to the Baltic Sea (90%).
	www.grid.unep.ch /product/publication/freshwater_europe/vistula.php (473 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Poland
		The rivers that empty into the Baltic are the Oder, Vistula, Niemen, and the western Düna; those that empty into the Black Sea are the Dniester, Boh (Bug), and Dnieper.
		This was in the reign of the famous Boleslaw Chrobry (992-1025), the eldest son of the first Polish ruler.
		To put an end to this state of things a knightly order established by Germans in Palestine was summoned by Conrad for the conquest and Christianization of Prussia.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/12181a.htm (17027 words)

	Vistula Lagoon -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The Nogat, the eastern distributary of the Vistula River delta, is the principal river entering the lagoon.
		The Nogat, the eastern distributary of the Vistula River delta, is the principal river entering the...
		It lies along the Elblag River near the Nogat River, which is the eastern mouth of the Vistula River.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075534 (770 words)

	Klub Gaja - Campaign "Vistula Now"
		For Poles, the Vistula is an object of admiration (hence the volumes of poems and songs), a subject of pride (that it is so huge and wild), and a source of fear (for the same reason!).
		The Vistula is Europe's river in an almost natural state," says Jacek Bożek, chairman of the "Club Gaja" Ecological-Cultural Society that has been running a "Vistula Now" programme for the past few years.
		The concept to regulate the Vistula resurfaced after the War and the 1950s saw a plan for the construction of nine dams on the lower Vistula that were expected to raise the river's level in order for it to be used by merchant ships.
	www.klubgaja.pl /en/vistula (4976 words)

	Vistula on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Vistula Announces Exclusive Five Year Contract with Telstra Europe Limited; Vistula V-Cube(TM) VoIP will be distributed in UK and Ireland.
		Vistula Communications Services, Inc. Announces the Signing of a Pilot Contract with Saigon Post and Telecommunications Services Corporation for Implementation of Vistula's V-Cube(TM) VoIP platform in Vietnam.
		Vistula Communications Services, Inc. Announces the Signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Saigon Post and Telecommunications Services Corporation for Implementation of Vistula's V-Cube(TM) VoIP Platform in Vietnam.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Vistula.asp (926 words)

	network ecotourism - en
		The spit as a geomorphological feature of the southern Baltic Sea was created after the last Ice Age from the sand masses brought by the Vistula.
		The Russian part of the Vistula Spit is no less interesting and unspoilt, but at the moment it is a military zone and not yet officially accessible.
		On the Vistula Spit, you will find diverse coast formations, from the long, strung-out flat coast to the bizarre sloping coast.
	www.network-ecotourism.de /en/frish_en.htm (378 words)

	Story of Dutch mennonites reclaiming the Vistula Delta
		The history of Mennonites along the Vistula seems an almost continuous discussion about rights and duties, such as the privileges of own churches and schools, the dispensation of quarter and maintenance of river dikes.
		Their place in the Vistula delta was taken over by companions in misfortune who lived in those parts of Poland that became Russian territories.
		The region north of this hamlet, the Kampen is the result of the youngest sedimentations of the Nogat and Vistula.
	home.planet.nl /~farjo001/weichsel_v_uk.htm (1947 words)

	OTC Bulletin Board - S & P Company Insight for VISTULA COMMUNICATNS
		Vistula Limited and Vistula USA (collectively, the Vistula Companies) are aggregators of wholesale telecommunications services to Tier 1 and Tier 2 telecommunications carriers and transit network operators.
		The company believes that the Vistula Companies are positioned to take advantage of the disruption and uncertainty in the telecommunications sector over the past few years.
		Vistula expects that this multiple feature VoIP platform, which will enable customers to convert their existing traditional PBX phone systems to provide VoIP capability without the need for significant investment in new hardware, will provide the Vistula Companies with a highly competitive VoIP solution.
	www.otcbb.com /sandp/VSTL.htm (535 words)

	www.Zalew.org.pl
		IN SHORT: The Vistula Lagoon and its vicinity (the Vistula Spit (Mierzeja Wiślana), Żuławy, Elbląg Upland (Wysoczyzna Elblląska) covers the region spreading from the east of outlet of the Vistula River (Wisła) to Gdańsk Bay (Zatoka Gdańska) to Kaliningrad in Russia.
		In 1895 the passage was dug through the Vistula river and a 7-km channel led to the Baltic.
		From the North it is surrounded by The Baltic and from the southby the Vistula river and the Vistula Lagoon.
	www.zalew.org.pl /english.phtml (3521 words)

	BALTIC 2001 - An internet-based conference on environmental issues in the Baltic Sea Region, with a special emphasis on ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The main idea of the Vistula' arms regulation was to protect Zulawy from the floods but also to easier flow of ice.
		A part of the Gdansk Vistula was cut by sailing sluice (flood-gate) to protect the river from sedimentation.
		The Vistula peninsula caused the decrease of the marine functions of the region.
	www.beids.de /baltic2001/paper10.html (3327 words)

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