"to secure better traffic safety, especially a reduction in the many serious collisions. Smaalenene Bridge Smaalenene bridge, and the new part of the highway between Oslo and Stockholm was opened November 23, 2010 by the Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg. The bridge is 315 meters long and crosses the longest river in Norway, Glomma. The main span is 185 meters and the tower is 88 meter high. The buildingprosess was started in 2007. The bridge has a tower close 90 meters high and is founded on a 24 meter high column rising from the bottom of River Glomma. The German"
"The ship , which took Jewish refugees out of Romania in World War II and was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea, causing nearly 800 deaths, was named after the river. Struma (river) The Struma or Strymónas ( ; ; , 'black water') is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymṓn (Greek: Στρυμών ). Its drainage area is , of which in Bulgaria, in Greece and the rest in the Republic of Macedonia. It takes its source from the Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, runs first westward, then southward, forming a number of gorges, enters Greek"
"Maritsa The Maritsa, Meriç or Evros (, ""Marica""; , ""Hébros""; , ""Évros""; ; Romanized Thracian: ""Evgos"" or ""Ebros""; ) is, with a length of (of which in Bulgaria), the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans. Its drainage area is about , of which 66.2% in Bulgaria, 27.5% in Turkey and 6.3% in Greece. It has its origin in the Rila Mountains in Western Bulgaria, flowing southeast between the Balkan and Rhodope Mountains, past Plovdiv and Parvomay (where the Mechka and the Kayaliyka join it) to Edirne, Turkey. East of Svilengrad, Bulgaria, the river flows eastwards,"
"of the river. Maritsa The Maritsa, Meriç or Evros (, ""Marica""; , ""Hébros""; , ""Évros""; ; Romanized Thracian: ""Evgos"" or ""Ebros""; ) is, with a length of (of which in Bulgaria), the longest river that runs solely in the interior of the Balkans. Its drainage area is about , of which 66.2% in Bulgaria, 27.5% in Turkey and 6.3% in Greece. It has its origin in the Rila Mountains in Western Bulgaria, flowing southeast between the Balkan and Rhodope Mountains, past Plovdiv and Parvomay (where the Mechka and the Kayaliyka join it) to Edirne, Turkey. East of Svilengrad, Bulgaria, the"
"Struma (river) The Struma or Strymónas ( ; ; , 'black water') is a river in Bulgaria and Greece. Its ancient name was Strymṓn (Greek: Στρυμών ). Its drainage area is , of which in Bulgaria, in Greece and the rest in the Republic of Macedonia. It takes its source from the Vitosha Mountain in Bulgaria, runs first westward, then southward, forming a number of gorges, enters Greek territory at the Kula village. In Greece it is the main waterway feeding and exiting from Lake Kerkini, a significant centre for migratory wildfowl. The river flows into the Strymonian Gulf in"
"Haliacmon The Haliacmon (, ""Aliákmonas""; formerly: , ""Aliákmon"" or ""Haliákmōn""; Slavic: Бистрица, ""Bistrica"";) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are two rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa () and Vardar (), but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less than that of Haliakmon, which flows entirely in Greece. ""Haliacmon"" is the traditional English name for the river, but many sources cite the formerly official Katharevousa version of the name, ""Aliákmon"". Today, the only official variant is the demotic ""Aliákmonas"". It flows through the Greek regions of West"
"Ångerman The Ångerman or Angerman () is one of Sweden's longest rivers with a total length of . It also has the third largest flow rate, after the Göta and Lule. The name was formerly written Ångermann or Angermann. The name is derived from the Old Norse ""anger"", which means ""deep fjord"" and appear as such in placenames in Norway and as ""ånger"" in placenames along the coast of Norrland. It starts in the Scandinavian mountain range in the southern parts of the Swedish province of Lapland. It then trails through Jämtland, increasing in power in the province of Ångermanland,"
"River Clyde The River Clyde (, , ) is a river that flows into the Firth of Clyde in Scotland. It is the eighth-longest river in the United Kingdom, and the second-longest in Scotland. Traveling through the major city of Glasgow, it was an important river for shipbuilding and trade in the British Empire. To the Romans, it was ""Clota"", and in the early medieval Cumbric language, it was known as ""Clud"" or ""Clut"", and was central to the Kingdom of Strathclyde (""Teyrnas Ystrad Clut""). The Clyde is formed by the confluence of two streams, the Daer Water (the headwaters"
"Gulag. Kolyma River The Kolyma River () is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. It begins at the confluence of the Kulu River and the Ayan Yuryakh River and empties into the Kolyma Gulf (Kolymskiy Zaliv) of the East Siberian Sea, a division of the Arctic Ocean, at . The Kolyma is long. The area of its basin is . The Kolyma is frozen to depths of several metres for about 250 days each year, becoming free of ice only in early June, until October."
"Kamchiya The Kamchiya (also Kamchia and Kamčija, Bulgarian: Камчия) is a river in eastern Bulgaria, the longest river on the Balkan Peninsula to flow directly into the Black Sea. It starts from the confluence of two rivers springing from Eastern Stara Planina, Golyama Kamchiya (itself formed by the confluence of the rivers Ticha and Vrana) and Luda Kamchiya, flows eastward to the Black Sea and empties into it 25 km south of Varna, in the Resort of Kamchiya. In antiquity, the river was known as ""Panisos""; later, Slavs gave it the name of ""Ticha"". Its contemporary name is considered to"
"the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kamchiya River. Kamchiya The Kamchiya (also Kamchia and Kamčija, Bulgarian: Камчия) is a river in eastern Bulgaria, the longest river on the Balkan Peninsula to flow directly into the Black Sea. It starts from the confluence of two rivers springing from Eastern Stara Planina, Golyama Kamchiya (itself formed by the confluence of the rivers Ticha and Vrana) and Luda Kamchiya, flows eastward to the Black Sea and empties into it 25 km south of Varna, in the Resort of Kamchiya. In antiquity, the river was known as ""Panisos""; later, Slavs gave it"
"Kolda. The next significant estuary to the south is the Farim River in Guinea-Bissau, and to the north, the River Gambia, namesake of the Gambia. Casamance River The Casamance River flows westward for the most part into the Atlantic Ocean along a path about 200 miles (320 km) in length. However, only 80 miles (130 km) of it are navigable. The Casamance is the principal river of the Kolda, Sédhiou, and Ziguinchor Regions in the southern portion of Senegal between the Gambia and Guinea-Bissau. The three regions are also collectively known as Casamance after the river. There is a ferry"
"by the Ferrocarril de Antofagasta a Bolivia, however it still holds the notability of being, at 104 m, one of the highest bridges in Chile. This river supplies many towns with water used to raise shrimp. Lately mining companies have been polluting this river making the water unusable. Loa River The Loa River (Spanish: Río Loa) is a U-shaped river in Chile's northern Antofagasta Region. At 440 km long, it is the country's longest river and the main watercourse in the Atacama Desert. The Loa's sources are located on Andean mountain slopes at the foot of Miño Volcano. The upper"
"Vltava The Vltava (; ; , ) is the longest river within the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Elbe at Mělník. It is commonly referred to as the ""Bohemian sea"" and the ""Czech national river"". The Vltava river is long and drains an area in size, over half of Bohemia and about a third of the Czech Republic's entire territory. As it runs through Prague, the river is crossed by 18 bridges (including the Charles Bridge) and covers within the"
"Zambezi The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half of the Nile's. The rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean. The Zambezi's most noted feature is Victoria Falls. Other notable falls include the Chavuma"
"Skeena River The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada (after the Fraser River). Since ancient times, the Skeena has been an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan—whose names mean ""inside the Skeena River"" and ""people of the Skeena River,"" respectively. The river and its basin sustain a wide variety of fish, wildlife, and vegetation; and communities native to the area depend on the health of the river. The Tsimshian migrated to the Lower Skeena River, and the Gitxsan occupy territory of the Upper Skeena. During the Omineca Gold Rush, steamboat services"
"Luapula River The Luapula River is a section of Africa's second-longest river, the Congo. It is a transnational river forming for nearly all its length part of the border between Zambia and the DR Congo. It joins Lake Bangweulu (wholly in Zambia) to Lake Mweru (shared between the two countries) and gives its name to the Luapula Province of Zambia. The Luapula drains Lake Bangweulu and its swamps into which flows the Chambeshi River, the source of the Congo. There is no single clear channel connecting the two rivers and the lake, but a mass of shifting channels, lagoons and"
"Kolyma River The Kolyma River () is a river in northeastern Siberia, whose basin covers parts of the Sakha Republic, Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, and Magadan Oblast of Russia. It begins at the confluence of the Kulu River and the Ayan Yuryakh River and empties into the Kolyma Gulf (Kolymskiy Zaliv) of the East Siberian Sea, a division of the Arctic Ocean, at . The Kolyma is long. The area of its basin is . The Kolyma is frozen to depths of several metres for about 250 days each year, becoming free of ice only in early June, until October. The"
"Lim (river) The Lim (Montenegrin and Serbian: Лим / ""Lim"", ) is a river flowing through Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. long, it is the right and the longest tributary of the Drina. The Lim rises below Maglić peak in the Kuči area of eastern Montenegro, very close to the Albanian border, under the name of ""Vrmoša"". Its source is only few kilometers away from the source of the Tara river, but the two rivers go in opposite directions: the Tara to the north-west and the Vrmoša to the east, and after only few kilometers it crosses over"
"Blanda The Blanda is a river in Iceland which flows northwards from the northwest side of the Hofsjökull glacier into Húnaflói bay at Blönduós. The Blanda is one of the longest rivers in the country, with a length of about 125 km, and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km². Its source is calculated to lie at a height of 800m. The river is one of the main salmon rivers in Iceland and has often yielded a catch of almost 3000 salmon in one summer. Before the river was dammed in 1990, the salmon spawning grounds reached almost to"
"the day and about at night in January to during the day and at night in the middle of summer. The following are the longest rivers in the EU alongside their approximate lengths: The most populous member state is Germany, with an estimated 82.1 million people, and the least populous member state is Malta with 0.4 million. Birth rates in the EU are low with the average woman having 1.6 children. The highest birth-rates are found in the Republic of Ireland with 16.876 births per thousand people per year and France with 13.013 births per thousand people per year. Germany"
"the gold rush. Skeena River The Skeena River is the second-longest river entirely within British Columbia, Canada (after the Fraser River). Since ancient times, the Skeena has been an important transportation artery, particularly for the Tsimshian and the Gitxsan—whose names mean ""inside the Skeena River"" and ""people of the Skeena River,"" respectively. The river and its basin sustain a wide variety of fish, wildlife, and vegetation; and communities native to the area depend on the health of the river. The Tsimshian migrated to the Lower Skeena River, and the Gitxsan occupy territory of the Upper Skeena. During the Omineca Gold"
"An English version of it, by John Willett, features the lyrics ""Deep down in the Moldau the pebbles are shifting"" / ""In Prague three dead emperors moulder away."" Vltava The Vltava (; ; , ) is the longest river within the Czech Republic, running southeast along the Bohemian Forest and then north across Bohemia, through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice and Prague, and finally merging with the Elbe at Mělník. It is commonly referred to as the ""Bohemian sea"" and the ""Czech national river"". The Vltava river is long and drains an area in size, over half of Bohemia and about"
"the town of Strumica and turning east to enter Bulgaria south of Zlatarevo. A wide meandering valley follows until the river flows into the Struma as a right tributary northeast of Mitino, not far from Rupite. The river has a total length of 114 km, of which 81 km in the Republic of Macedonia and 33 km in Bulgaria. It is the Struma's largest tributary. Strumica (river) The Strumica (Macedonian and , ; also transliterated ""Strumitsa"" or ""Strumitza"") or Strumeshnitsa () is a river in the Republic of Macedonia and Bulgaria. It runs through the town of Strumica and flows"
"Klarälven Klarälven (""The clear river"" in Swedish) is a river flowing through Norway and Sweden. Together with Göta älv, which it is called as the river has passed through the lake Vänern, thus regarded as an entity, Göta älv—Klarälven is the longest river in Scandinavia and in the Nordic countries and its Swedish part the longest river of Sweden. These two rivers also have the largest drainage basin in the same areas, including all the rivers that run into Vänern, of which is located in Sweden and in Norway. It emanates from Lake Rogen in Härjedalen, Sweden, and then passes"
"during a turn on a mountain road. Twelve children died, the other 38 people being saved with the aid of the locals. Lim (river) The Lim (Montenegrin and Serbian: Лим / ""Lim"", ) is a river flowing through Montenegro, Albania, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. long, it is the right and the longest tributary of the Drina. The Lim rises below Maglić peak in the Kuči area of eastern Montenegro, very close to the Albanian border, under the name of ""Vrmoša"". Its source is only few kilometers away from the source of the Tara river, but the two rivers go"
"bridges cross from Omdurman: to Khartoum North: The following bridges cross to Tuti from Khartoum states three cities Other bridges The following is an annotated bibliography of key written documents for the Western exploration of the Nile. 17th century 18th century 1800–1850 1850–1900 Nile The Nile (, written as al-Nīl, pronounced as an-Nīl) is a major north-flowing river in northeastern Africa, and is the longest river in the world, though some sources cite the Amazon River as the longest. The Nile, which is 6,853 km (4,258 miles) long, is an ""international"" river as its drainage basin covers eleven countries, namely,"
"Clutha River The Clutha River / Mata-Au is the second longest river in New Zealand and the longest in the South Island. It flows south-southeast through Central and South Otago from Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps to the Pacific Ocean, south west of Dunedin. It is the highest volume river in New Zealand, and the swiftest, with a catchment of , discharging a mean flow of . The Clutha River is known for its scenery, gold-rush history, and swift turquoise waters. A river conservation group, the Clutha Mata-Au River Parkway Group, is working to establish a regional river parkway,"
"the foot of the glacier. Blanda hydrolelectric power station uses the drop of the river to generate up to 150MW of power. Blanda The Blanda is a river in Iceland which flows northwards from the northwest side of the Hofsjökull glacier into Húnaflói bay at Blönduós. The Blanda is one of the longest rivers in the country, with a length of about 125 km, and has a catchment area estimated at 2370 km². Its source is calculated to lie at a height of 800m. The river is one of the main salmon rivers in Iceland and has often yielded a"
"Thyamis The Thyamis (), also known as Glykys (Γλυκύς) or Kalamas (Καλαμάς), is a river in the Epirus region of Greece. It flows into the Ionian Sea.It is long, and its drainage area is about , over 99% of which on Greek territory. The names of the Chameria region (""Tsamouria"" in Greek), as well as the former Cham minority, derive from the river's name. Thyamis in ancient Greece was mentioned by Pausanias as forming the boundary between Thesprotis and Kestrine. Some Renaissance scholars believed that the English River Thames owed its name to the River Thyamis, as early Celtic tribes"
"that is one of the oldest continuously existing lakes in the world. Further south extend the Large and Small Lake of Prespa that are among the highest positioned lakes in the Balkans. Rivers originate mostly in the east of Albania and discharge into the Adriatic Sea in the west. The longest river in the country, measured from its mouth to its source, is probably the Drin that starts at the confluence of its two headwaters, the Black and White Drin. Though of particular concern is the Vjosë that represents one of the last intact large river systems in Europe. The"
"of the Loudias, which no longer joins the Haliacmon, but flows directly into the Aegean Sea. The image below shows a wind gap between the Haliacmon and Loudias watersheds that is the probable ancient course of the Haliacmon. It was the domain of the eponymous river god Haliacmon. Haliacmon The Haliacmon (, ""Aliákmonas""; formerly: , ""Aliákmon"" or ""Haliákmōn""; Slavic: Бистрица, ""Bistrica"";) is the longest river in Greece, with a total length of . In Greece there are two rivers longer than Haliakmon, Maritsa () and Vardar (), but the length of each one of them in Greek territory is less"
"Olt River The Olt (Romanian and Hungarian; ; or """", , ""Alytos"") is a river in Romania. It is long, and its basin area is . It is the longest river flowing exclusively through Romania. Its source is in the Hășmaș Mountains of the eastern Carpathian Mountains, near Bălan, rising close to the headwaters of the Mureș River. It flows through the Romanian counties Harghita, Covasna, Brașov, Sibiu, Vâlcea and Olt. The river was known as ""Alutus"" or ""Aluta"" in Roman antiquity. Olt County and the historical province of Oltenia are named after the river. Sfântu Gheorghe, Râmnicu Vâlcea and"