The largest river in Europe is the Volga, which is located in the largest country in the world - Russia. In addition, the Volga is still the longest river in the world, which flows into the inner reservoir.
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The length of the longest river in Europe is as much as 3530 kilometers. Of course, to the longest river in the world, the Nile Volga is far away, because the Nile is 6670 km long. But for Europe and this length is a serious indicator.
Beginning its Volga takes on the Valdai Upland, and on its way crosses the Central Russian Upland, then turns at the foothills of the Urals and goes towards the Caspian Sea .
Interestingly, the beginning of its Volga takes at an altitude of 228 meters above sea level, and ends at 28 meters below sea level. The river is conventionally divided into 3 parts: upper, middle and lower. In the river basin there are more than 150 thousand rivers, and it occupies about 8% of the territory of Russia.
Use of the longest European river
Since ancient times Volga has been used by people as a transport and trade route. The river was rafted by the forest - this was its main destination. Today, the importance of the river is much greater: it is connected by artificial canals to the White and Baltic Seas, and the cascade of power stations on the Volga is the producer of a quarter of all water energy in Russia, being the world's second largest hydroelectric power station complex.
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Until the middle of the last century, the Volga region was the leader in the extraction of oil and other minerals. It also houses many of the largest metallurgical industries, which, as is known, need a colossal amount of water in the process. life activity.
The deepest river in Europe
And on this parameter, Russia was ahead. The title of the most full-fledged European river deservedly belongs to the Neva River, which during the year carries around 80 cubic meters of water, which, with its length, is a high indicator.
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The Neva begins in the Ladoga Lake, by the way, the largest lake in Europe, and flows into the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea. The length of the river is small - 74 kilometers, maximum depth - 24 meters. But the maximum width at the river is impressive - 1250 meters.
The river has a lot of unusual: its width for 1 kilometer can vary by 10 times, it has rocky coasts that go deep, because of which ships can not pester the banks, the Neva is flooded not in spring but in autumn, and its delta at 7 times wider than the channel, because of which a giant funnel is formed near the sea.
Above the Neva there are 342 bridges built, such famous buildings as Issakievsky Cathedral, the first museum of Russia Kunstkamera, the first university, the largest mosque in Europe and the most northern Buddhist monastery are built on its banks.
The longest river in Western Europe
If you do not know which is the largest river in Western Europe, it's time to find out - this is the Danube River. Its length is 2860 m. It begins its river in Germany, but flows into the Black Sea, flowing through the territory of ten European countries.| | |
What is interesting about this river is the diversity of landscapes throughout the water basin. In the course of its current, one can find glaciers, high mountains, mountain ranges, karst plateaus, mountain plateaus and forest plains.
The waters of the Danube have an unusual yellowish-brownish tinge, which makes the river the most troubled river in Europe. This color is explained by the presence of suspended particles of silt falling into the river from the coastal surfaces.
The Danube is the second largest river after the Volga, flowing in Europe. But it is in Western Europe that it is the longest and the deepest. After it there are the rivers Rhine (1320 km) and Vistula (1047 km).