One of the largest water arteries of the world is the river Volga. Pool what ocean it is? This is the most full-flowing river of Europe, which has no runoff. It flows into the Caspian sea, and therefore applies to his pool. Almost the entire European part of Russia carries its waters of this mighty river. Many cities and villages built on its banks. From time immemorial, it was for the people and the nurse, and thoroughfare.
To the pool what the ocean refers to this waterway, and learn in school. But not all imagine that the Caspian sea into which it empties, is inland and has no water drain. And the Volga is the largest river in Europe. It takes the beginning in the Valdai hills near the village of Volgoverkhovye. From a small stream it becomes a powerful overflowing river and flows into the Caspian sea near the city of Astrakhan, forming a wide Delta. Volga river source and mouth are located from each other at a distance of more than three and a half thousand kilometers, so it is divided into three parts which are a little different hydrological and environmental conditions.
About a third of European Russia is connected with this river. Its basin extends from the Valdai hills and Central Russian to the Ural mountains, it occupies an area of almost half a million square kilometers. This deep mighty river is fed mostly by melt water. It runs several large rivers and many small - only about 200. The most famous of them: Kama and Oka. In addition, its tributaries are Sheksna, Vetluga, Sura, Mologa and others.
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At the source of the Volga is divided into several branches. The largest of them - Akhtuba, having a length of more than 500 kilometers. But not only in the Caspian sea carries its waters of the Volga river. To the pool belongs what ocean this waterway, can be found in any encyclopedia. But people have combined it with other seas via channels: the famous Volga-Baltic and Volga-don. And in Severodvinsk system it connects with the White sea.
Every resident of our country famous river Volga. Pool a of the ocean refers to the symbol of Russia, you know, though not all. There are several interesting facts about this river that is little known:
The Volga river Basin has long been fed and provided people living on its banks. In the forests of many game animals, and waters are rich in fish - about 70 species are found in it. A huge area around the river occupied by crops, developed as gardening and horticulture. In the Volga basin are large deposits of oil and gas, potash and salt. Of great importance this waterway has as the thoroughfare. For the navigation of the Volga has long been used, on it went huge caravans of up to 500 vessels. Now, in addition, on the river built several dams and hydroelectric power plants.
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