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• Manych Ship Canal — The Manych Ship Canal is a projected water transport connection between the basins of the Sea of Azov/Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. The most probable technical parameters of Manych Ship Canal are 6.5 m in depth, 80 m in width and more than 75… …   Wikipedia

• Don River — Tatar Duna ancient Tanais. River, southwestern Russia. Rising south of Moscow in the central Russian uplands, it flows generally south for 1,162 mi (1,870 km) to enter the Gulf of Taganrog in the Sea of Azov. In its middle course it flows into… …   Universalium

• Volga River — River, western Russia. Europe s longest river and the principal waterway of western Russia, it rises in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flows 2,193 mi (3,530 km) southeastward to empty into the Caspian Sea. It is used for power… …   Universalium

• Don River (Russia) — Don River, Russia Don River watershed Origin Russia Mouth Sea of Azov Basin …   Wikipedia

• Volga River — Geobox River name = Volga River native name = Волга other name = other name1 = image size = 300 image caption = Volga in Yaroslavl (autumn morning) country = Russia country1 = state = state1 = region = region1 = district = district1 = city =… …   Wikipedia

• Kuma–Manych Canal — Coordinates: 44°49′N 44°47′E / 44.817°N 44.783°E / 44.817; 44.783 The Kuma–Manych Canal (Russian …   Wikipedia

• Kuma-Manych Canal — The Kuma Manych Canal ( ru. Кумо Манычский канал) is an irrigation canal serving the Kuma Manych Depression. It connects the Kuma River, which flows into the Caspian Sea, with the Manych River, a tributary of the Don which flows into the Sea of… …   Wikipedia

• Volgograd — /vol geuh grad , vohl /; Russ. /veuhl gu grddaht /, n. a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, on the Volga River: battles in World War II, September 1942 February 1943. 999,000. Formerly, Stalingrad, Tsaritsyn. * * * formerly (until 1925) …   Universalium

• Rostov-na-Donu — English Rostov on Don City (pop., 2001 est.: 997,800), southern Russia in Europe. Located on the Don River about 30 mi (50 km) from the Sea of Azov, it was founded as a customs post in 1749. It was fortified soon after, and, because of its key… …   Universalium

• canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction       natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage.       Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …   Universalium

• Caspian Sea — As captured by …   Wikipedia