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A few western Ukraine rivers drain to the north west through Poland to the Baltic Sea, as part of the Western Bug drainage basin. The most notable rivers of Ukraine include the Dnieper, Dniester, Southern Buh, and Siverskyi Donets. The longest river is the Dnieper, the longest tributary is the Dnieper's tributary Desna.
This is a list of all islands located in Ukraine with an area greater than 3,000 square kilometres (1,158 sq mi) and some of the more important minor islands. Note that during the 2014 Crimean crisis and Russian military intervention, Ukraine lost control over Crimea, which was unilaterally annexed by Russia in March 2014 (most countries continue to consider Crimea to be a part of Ukraine).
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River islands of Ukraine by river (1 C) T. Trukhaniv Island (1 C, 1 P) V. Venetsiansky Island (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "River islands of Ukraine"
The river flows into the Dnieper through the Kremenchuk Reservoir, with which it forms a large delta with numerous islands, on which rare kinds of birds live. An important tributary is the Uday, smaller ones being Orzhytsya, Sliporid, Romen and Tern. Large cities located on the river are Romny, Lokhvytsia and Lubny.
Most of Ukraine's area is taken up by the steppe-like region just north of the Black Sea. Most of Ukraine consists of fertile plains (or steppes) and plateaus. In terms of land use, 58% of Ukraine is considered arable land; 2% is used for permanent crops, 13% for permanent pastures, 18% is forests and woodland, and 9% is other.
Khortytsia (Ukrainian: Хортиця, pronounced [ˈxɔrtɪtsʲɐ]) is the largest island on the Dnieper River, and is 12.5 km (7.77 mi) long and up to 2.5 km (1.55 mi) wide. [1] The island forms part of the Khortytsia National Reserve. [1] This historic site is located within the city limits of Zaporizhzhia, [2] Ukraine.
Name Location Type Constructed Russia-Belarus border-Source of the Dnieper in Belarus — Dubroŭna: Road 1960s [10] /2009 [11] M1 highway Vorša bypass Pašyna - Prydniaproŭje Road 1981 Mahilioŭ Street Bridge Vorša: Road 1957 Juryja Babkova Street Bridge Road — Rail — — Kopys — Alieksandryja (Škloŭ Raion) Road 2007 [12 ...