The Great Nevka or Bolshaya Nevka (Russian: Больша́я Не́вка) is an arm of the Neva that begins about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) below the Liteyny Bridge in Saint Petersburg.[1]
Bolshaya Nevka | |
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Etymology | diminutive of Neva |
Native name | Большая Невка (Russian) |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Location | Saint Petersburg |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Neva |
• coordinates | 59°57′17.1″N 30°20′25.2″E / 59.954750°N 30.340333°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Neva Bay |
• coordinates | 59°58′45.3″N 30°13′32.8″E / 59.979250°N 30.225778°E |
Length | 8.5 km (5.3 mi) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• right | Chyornaya Rechka |
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edit- ^ Nezhihovsky, R.A. (1988). "Voprosy gidrologii reki Nevy i Nevskoy guby" [Questions of hydrology of the Neva river and the Neva Bay]. Gidrometeoizdat. Leningrad: 213–215. LCCN 87116913. OL 2428838M.213-215&rft.date=1988&rft_id=https://openlibrary.org/books/OL2428838M#id-name=OL&rft_id=info:lccn/87116913&rft.aulast=Nezhihovsky&rft.aufirst=R.A.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Great Nevka" class="Z3988">
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