Vistula River | Poland’s Longest River, Major Tributaries & History
WEBVistula River, largest river of Poland and of the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea. With a length of 651 miles (1,047 kilometres) and a drainage basin of some 75,100 square miles (194,500 square kilometres), it is a waterway of great importance to the nations of eastern Europe; more than 85 percent.
Vistula - Wikipedia
WEBAs the principal river of Poland, the Vistula is also in the centre of Europe. Three principal geographical and geological land masses of the continent meet in its river basin: the Eastern European Plain, Western Europe, and the Alpine zone to which the Alps and the Carpathians belong. The Vistula begins in the Carpathian mountains.
Vistula Map - Stream - Pomorskie, Poland - Mapcarta
WEBThe Vistula is the longest river in Poland and the ninth-longest in Europe, at 1,047 kilometres in length. Its drainage basin, extending into three other countries apart from Poland, covers 193,960 km2, of which 168,868 km2 is in Poland.
Vistula River summary | Britannica
WEBVistula River, Polish Wisła, River, the largest in Poland. It rises on the northern slope of the Carpathian Mountains in southwestern Poland, flows in a curve through Warsaw and Torun, then empties into the Baltic Sea at Gdańsk. Most of …
Vistula or Wisła River - David's Travel Guides
WEBThe Vistula or Wisła River is Poland's longest river carving its way across the country for 1,050 Km or 650 miles, navigating through a landscape of meadows, forests, past castles and medieval towns and cities.
Vistula River
WEBThe Vistula is Poland’s largest river. Its length is 1,047 km and the entire river is in Poland. The Vistula basin covers an area of 194,424 km² (including 25,725 km² outside Poland). The river’s sources are located in the Silesian Beskids, on the western slope of Barania Góra Mountain, at an altitude of 1,106 m a.s.l.
WEBThe Vistula (Wisla, Vistule, Weichsel) River Basin has a drainage area of 193,894 km2 and it includes close to 60% of Poland. The river originates from the Barania Góra Mountains and drains into the Baltic Sea near Gdańska.
Vistula River - Poland, Tributaries, Basin | Britannica
WEBVistula River - Poland, Tributaries, Basin: Climatic variations in the Vistula basin cause a diversity in runoff and hence marked oscillations in the water level of the river, which averages 12 feet in the upper, 25 feet in the middle, and up to 33 feet in the lower reaches.
Voyage on the Vistula: Exploring Poland’s Longest River
WEBThere’s something incredibly enchanting about rivers. They flow with an ageless grace, weaving through landscapes, nurturing life, and carving history in their wake. Today, I invite you on a journey along the banks of the longest river in Poland – the captivating Vistula.
The course of the Vistula river on the map of Poland
WEBThis paper presents the perception of the Vistula river, the most important of Poland's rivers, by high-school students from selected Vistula towns and cities.