Svislach (Berezina)

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The Svislach (Belarusian: Свіслач, romanizedŚvislač,[1] pronounced [ˈsʲvʲisɫatʂ] ) or Svisloch (Russian: Свислочь) is a river in Belarus. A right-bank tributary of the river Berezina, the Svislach is 327 kilometres (203 mi) long, and has a drainage basin of 5,160 square kilometres (1,990 sq mi).[2]

Svislach
The Svislach in Minsk
Native name
Location
CountryBelarus
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationGrodno Region
Mouth 
 • location
Berezina
 • coordinates
53°25′35″N 28°58′58″E / 53.4263°N 28.9828°E / 53.4263; 28.9828
Length327 km (203 mi)
Basin size5,160 km2 (1,990 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average30 m3/s (1,100 cu ft/s)
Basin features
ProgressionBerezinaDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea

Its name is derived from the root -visl- 'flowing,' of Indo-European origin (compare Vistula).[3]

The Svislach flows through Minsk, the capital of Belarus.[2]

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  1. ^ official transliteration
  2. ^ a b Свислочь (река, приток р. Березины), Great Soviet Encyclopedia
  3. ^ E.M. Pospelov, Geograficheskie nazvaniya mira (Moscow, 1998), p. 372.

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