Sunday 15 November 2015

EUROPE'S RIVERS AND LAKES

There are hundreds of rivers and tributaries in Europe.
The biggest are navigable rivers.
Rivers which flow into the Arctic Ocean: (completely frozen in winter)
  • Pechora.
  • Dvina.
Rivers which flow into the North Sea:
  • Thames.
  • Elbe.
  • Rhine.
Rivers which flow into the Baltic Sea:
  • Oder.
  • Vistula.
Rivers which flow into the Atlantic Ocean: (with a high volume of water because of rainfall)
  • Loire.
  • Seine.
Rivers that flow into the Black Sea:
  • Danube (Europe's second longest river).
  • Dnieper.
  • Don.
Rivers that flow into the Caspian Sea:
  • Volga (Europe's longest river, 3.690 km long).
  • Ural (It's often frozen in winter).
Rivers that flow into the Mediterranean Sea:
  • Ebro.
  • Rhone.
  • Po.
  • Tiber

When water collects in a basin, or depression, it forms a lake. Lakes are usually fed by rivers which flow into them but they also receive rainfall.
Lake Ladoga is the biggest lake in Europe.
Other important lake is Lake Constance.


http://www.educaplay.com/es/recursoseducativos/2173185/rivers_and_lakes_in_europe.htm



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