Dniester
river in Eastern Europe
The Dniester is a large river of eastern Europe. It starts on the north side of the Carpathian Mountains. It flows through Ukraine, Transnistria and Moldova for 840 miles (1,350 kilometres). It ends at the Black Sea near Odesa. It is the second longest river in Ukraine.
| Dniester[1] | |
|---|---|
 Rîbnița and the Dniester | |
 Map of the Dniester basin | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ukraine, Moldova, Transnistria (unrecognized) |
| Cities | Tiraspol, Bender, Rîbnița, Drohobych |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| - location | Eastern Beskids (Ukrainian Carpathians) |
| - coordinates | 49°12′44″N 22°55′40″E / 49.21222°N 22.92778°E |
| - elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) |
| Mouth | Black Sea |
| - location | Odesa Oblast |
| - coordinates | 46°21′0″N 30°14′0″E / 46.35000°N 30.23333°E |
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Length | 1,362 km (846 mi) |
| Basin size | 68,627 km2 (26,497 sq mi) |
| Discharge | |
| - average | 310 m3/s (11,000 cu ft/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| - left | Murafa, Smotrych, Zbruch, Seret, Strypa, Zolota Lypa, Stryi |
| - right | Botna, Bîc, Răut, Svicha, Lomnytsia, Ichel |
| Official name | Lower Dniester |
| Designated | 20 August 2003 |
| Reference no. | 1316[2] |
| Official name | Dnister River Valley |
| Designated | 20 March 2019 |
| Reference no. | 2388[3] |
References
change- ↑ "Entry Display Web Page".
- ↑ "Lower Dniester". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ↑ "Dnister River Valley". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Dniester River; Encyclopædia Britannica
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