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The name Vistula first appears in the written record of Pomponius Mela (3.33) in AD 40. Pliny in AD 77 in his Natural History names the river Vistla (4.81, 4.97, 4.100). The root of the name Vistula is often thought to come from Proto-Indo-European *weys-: 'to ooze, flow slowly' (cf. Sanskrit अवेषन् avēṣan "they flowed", Old Norse veisa "slime"), and similar elements appear in ...
The Vistula Spit (Polish: Mierzeja Wiślana; Russian: Балтийская коса, romanized: Baltiyskaya kosa; German: Danziger Nehrung, Frische Nehrung; Low German: Dantzker Nearing) is an aeolian sand spit, [1] or peninsular stretch of land, separating Vistula Lagoon from Gdańsk Bay, in the Baltic Sea, with its tip separated from the mainland by the Strait of Baltiysk.
Carthage is located near the center of Hancock County. U.S. Route 136 runs through the center of town as Buchanan Street. According to the 2010 census, the city has an area of 2.44 square miles (6.3 km 2), all land. [8] In June 2006, development property on the east side of Carthage was voluntarily annexed into the city limits.
When rule of the area reverted to the French crown in the 1730s, officials began to discuss construction of a stone fortress. The government in New Orleans wanted to move the garrison permanently to Kaskaskia, but the local commandant argued for a location near the original site. 1778 map of the settlements near the fort in the Illinois County
Between 2019 and 2022, Poland built the Vistula Spit canal in their own portion of the lagoon, to create another water route out of the lagoon. Kaliningrad and Baltiysk are currently major seaports on the lagoon. Small port on the Vistula Lagoon in Frombork, Poland. It is an Important Bird Area of Poland. [1]
Vistula University (VU; Polish: Akademia Finansów i Biznesu Vistula) is a non-public university based in Warsaw, Poland. It was established in 1991 as the University of Insurance and Banking. It was established in 1991 as the University of Insurance and Banking.
Pages in category "Vistula" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML; GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) ... Pages in category "Tributaries of the Vistula"