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The Volga (Russian: Волга, pronounced ⓘ) is the longest river in Europe and the longest endorheic basin river in the world. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of 3,531 km (2,194 mi), and a catchment area of 1,360,000 km 2 (530,000 sq mi). [1]
Lower Volga Region – from the mouth of the Kama River to the Volga Delta in the Caspian Sea, in Astrakhan Oblast. The geographic boundaries of the region are vague, and the term Volga region is used to refer primarily to the Middle and Lower sections, which are included in the Volga Federal District and Volga economic region.
File:Map of Russia - Volga Federal District.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-2.5 2015-03-10T14:21:00Z Knyaz-1988 1092x630 (97490 Bytes) Reverted to version as of 22:11, 3 November 2014 2014-11-04T01:28:52Z Fry1989 1092x630 (121238 Bytes) NPOV issue.
The Volga Federal District (Russian: Приволжский федеральный округ, IPA: [prʲɪˈvolʂskʲɪj fʲɪdʲɪˈralʲnɨj ˈokrʊk]) is one of the eight federal districts of Russia. It forms the southeastern part of European Russia. It is the second most populated federal district (after Central).
The boundaries on this map show the de facto situation. This is just one of several different views on the subject (see COM:NPOV ). Description Map of Russia - Volga Federal District.svg
Satellite map of Volga–Don Canal Map of Volga–Don Canal The canal begins at the Volga's Sarepta backwater ( 48°31′10″N 44°33′10″E / 48.51944°N 44.55278°E / 48.51944; 44.55278 ( start ) , the location of Lock No. 1 and the gateway arch), south of Volgograd
The Volga–Baltic Waterway (boxed area) and the entire Volga River in relation to the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. In Soviet times, the Mariinsk canal system was constantly improved. Two locks were built on the Svir River (in 1936 and 1952); 3 locks were built on the Sheksna River. Major improvement of the Volga–Baltic Waterway took place in ...
Derivative: taken from history of File:Map of Russia - Volga economic region.svg. Original: Based on Map of Russia - Economic regions, 2008-03-01.svg by Lokal_Profil. Colour scheme from RTZ1.png by Niki K. Author: Lokal_Profil and Knyaz-1988