Neva River

Neva River

short but large river giving birth to the city of St. Petersburg

Location: 

Liteynyy most, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia

Duration: 

Thursday, September 3, 2015

Journey: 

personal highlights

  1. Neva River: very short (74km) but with a high discharge
  2. Direction: flows from Lake Ladoga into the Baltic Sea
  3.  St. Petersburg: was deliberately built at this river
  4. Neva Name: Finnish for watercourse or waterway

image sources

  1. me at the river board
  2. me on a rooftop
  3. Russian runners
  4. enjoying the river
  5. lovely side canal

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