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Danube Delta
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UNESCO World Heritage Site
Danube Delta
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Country
Romania, Ukraine
Type
Natural
Criteria
vii, x
Reference
588
UNESCO region
List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
Inscription history
Inscription
1991 (15th Session)
Danube Delta - Landsat satellite photo (2000)
The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării pronounced [ˈdelta ˈdunərij]; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю,Del 'ta
Dunaju) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.[1] The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea county), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine (Odessa Oblast). The approximate surface is
4,152 km², of which 3,446 km² are in Romania. If one includes the lagoons of Razim-Sinoe(1,015 km² of which 865 km² water surface), which are located south of the delta proper, but are related to it geologically and ecologically (their combined territory is part of the World Heritage Site), the total area of the Danube
Delta reaches 5,165 km².
Danube Delta near Tulcea (2010)
Contents
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1 Geography and geology
o
1.1 Distributaries of the Danube
o
1.2 Climate
o
1.3 Main ecosystems
1.3.1 Ecosystems of running water
1.3.2 Ecosystem of stagnant water
1.3.3 Ecosystems of marshy and flooding areas
1.3.4 River banks and levees ecosystems
2 Inhabitants
3 History
4 Environment and issues
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Geography and geology[edit]
The modern Danube Delta began forming after 4,000 BC in a gulf of the Black Sea, when the sea rose to its present level. A sandy barrier blocked the Danube gulf where the river initially built its delta. Upon filling the gulf withsediments, the delta advanced outside the
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Danube Delta
Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List
Country
Romania, Ukraine
Type
Natural
Criteria
vii, x
Reference
588
UNESCO region
List of World Heritage Sites in Europe
Inscription history
Inscription
1991 (15th Session)
Danube Delta - Landsat satellite photo (2000)
The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării pronounced [ˈdelta ˈdunərij]; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю,Del 'ta
Dunaju) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.[1] The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea county), while its northern part, on the left bank of the Chilia arm, is situated in Ukraine (Odessa Oblast). The approximate surface is
4,152 km², of which 3,446 km² are in Romania. If one includes the lagoons of Razim-Sinoe(1,015 km² of which 865 km² water surface), which are located south of the delta proper, but are related to it geologically and ecologically (their combined territory is part of the World Heritage Site), the total area of the Danube
Delta reaches 5,165 km².
Danube Delta near Tulcea (2010)
Contents
[hide]
1 Geography and geology
o
1.1 Distributaries of the Danube
o
1.2 Climate
o
1.3 Main ecosystems
1.3.1 Ecosystems of running water
1.3.2 Ecosystem of stagnant water
1.3.3 Ecosystems of marshy and flooding areas
1.3.4 River banks and levees ecosystems
2 Inhabitants
3 History
4 Environment and issues
5 See also
6 References
7 External links
Geography and geology[edit]
The modern Danube Delta began forming after 4,000 BC in a gulf of the Black Sea, when the sea rose to its present level. A sandy barrier blocked the Danube gulf where the river initially built its delta. Upon filling the gulf withsediments, the delta advanced outside the
References: several successive lobes:[2][3] the St. George I (3,500-1,600 BC), the Sulina (1,600-0 BC), the St. George II (0 BC-Present) and the Chilia or Kilia (1600 AD-Present) (1921–1990) Chilia its prevalent amphibian environment. It is the driest and sunniest region (70 days with blue sky, 2500 hours of sunshine/year) of Romania