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Western Bug
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One of the two rivers called "Bug" (pronounced Boog) (Belarusian: Захо́дні Буг; Russian: За́падный Буг), the Western Bug, or Buh in Ukrainian language, flows from the central Ukraine to the west, forming part of the boundary between that nation and Poland, passes along the Polish-Belarusian border, within Poland, and empties into the Narew river near Serock (actually to the artficial Zegrze Lake ). The part between the lake and the Vistula River is usually referred to as Bugo-Narew.
Bug is 772 km long (587 km in Poland) and is the 4th longest Polish river. The basin area is 39,420 sq. km (19,284 in Poland).
Cities
Tributaries
Pełtew Sołokija Bukowa Huczwa Uherka Włodawka Krzna Liwiec Ług Mukhavets River Leśna Nurzec Brok
See also:
- Rivers of Poland
- Rivers of Ukraine
- Geography of Poland
- Geography of Ukraine
Last updated: 10-24-2004 05:10:45