Reprua River
The Reprua is a river in the Gagra District of Abkhazia.[1] Only 27 m (89 ft) long, it is one of the shortest named rivers in the world.[2]
| Reprua River | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Abkhazia[1] |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Krubera Cave's springs |
| Mouth | Black Sea |
• coordinates | 43°19′51″N 40°12′17″E |
| Length | 0.027 km (0.017 mi) |
Sources of the river are the springs in karst Krubera Cave. The Reprua flows into the Black Sea,[3] in the southwestern outskirts of Gagra.[4]
See also
- Roe River, in the United States, also claimed to be the shortest river in the world at 61 m (200 ft)
- D River, also in the United States and claimed to be the shortest river in the world at 37 m (121 ft)
- Ombla, in Croatia, claimed to be the shortest river in the world at 30 m (98 ft)
References
- Abkhazia is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Abkhazia and Georgia. The Republic of Abkhazia unilaterally declared independence on 23 July 1992, but Georgia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory and designates it as a territory occupied by Russia. Abkhazia has received formal recognition as an independent state from 7 out of 193 United Nations member states, 1 of which has subsequently withdrawn its recognition.
- (in Russian) Expedition of Kazan University
- Soviet Union. 1967. p. 263.
- Жуйдэбоок, Интернатионал Геологикал Конгресс, 27тх Сессион, УССР, Москов, 1984: Цжехословак Социалист Републик (in Russian). 1984. p. 165.
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