Pina (river)
The Pina (Belarusian: Піна, Russian: Пи́на) is a river in Ivanava and Pinsk Raions in Belarus. The length of the river is 40 kilometers. The river flows into the city of Pinsk and is a left tributary of the Pripyat. The average gradient of Pina is 0.1 ‰. The largest tributaries are the Struha and Njaslucha. It forms part of the Dnieper-Bug Canal.
Pina | |
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Location | |
Country | Belarus |
Physical characteristics | |
Mouth | Pripyat |
• coordinates | 52.1175°N 26.1227°E |
Length | 40 km (25 mi) |
Basin size | 2,460 km2 (950 sq mi) |
Discharge | |
• average | 8.6 m3/s (300 cu ft/s) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Pripyat→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
Books
- (in Belorussian, Russian and English) T.A.Khvagina (2005) POLESYE from the Bug to the Ubort, Minsk Vysheysha shkola, ISBN 985-06-1153-7,
- (in Russian, English and Polish) Ye.N.Meshechko, A.A.Gorbatsky (2005) Belarusian Polesye: Tourist Transeuropean Water Mains, Minsk, Four Quarters.
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