Volga The longest river in Europe

Volga  The longest river in Europe

Volga, river in western Russia, longest and one of the most important rivers of Europe. The Volga River rises northwest of Moscow in the Valday Hills and flows 3,700 km to the southeast before emptying into the Caspian Sea near the city of Astrakhan . It is navigable for about 3200 km  and large numbers of ships ply its waters with freight and passengers. The Volga is fed by more than 200 tributaries (about 70 of which are navigable), including the Kama, Samara, Oka, and Vetluga. Together, the Volga and its tributaries occupy a watershed covering about 1,450,000 sq. km  or about 40 percent of European Russia.

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