Styr

Styr
Styr near Varash
Native name
Location
CountryUkraine, Belarus
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationLviv Oblast, Ukraine
MouthPripyat
 • coordinates
52°06′27″N 26°34′58″E / 52.1076°N 26.5829°E / 52.1076; 26.5829
Length494 km (307 mi)
Basin size13,100 km2 (5,100 sq mi)
Basin features
ProgressionPripyatDnieperDnieper–Bug estuaryBlack Sea
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The Styr (Ukrainian: Стир; Belarusian: Стыр; Russian: Стырь) is a right tributary of the Pripyat, with a length of 494 kilometres (307 mi). Its basin area is 13,100 square kilometres (5,100 sq mi) and located in the historical region of Volhynia.[1][2][3]

The Styr begins near Brody, Lviv Oblast, then flows into Rivne Oblast, Volyn Oblast, then into Brest Region of Belarus where it finally flows into the Pripyat.

Notable settlements located on the river are Lutsk, Staryi Chortoryisk and Varash.

  1. ^ Izsák Tibor (2007). Ukrajna természeti földrajza (PDF) (in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. p. 95. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  2. ^ "NÉVJEGYZÉK-SZÓTÁR az UKRAJNA TERMÉSZETI FÖLDRAJZA tantárgyhoz" (PDF) (in Hungarian). II. Rákóczi Ferenc Kárpátaljai Magyar Főiskola. Retrieved 2019-04-20.
  3. ^ "Стырь" (in Russian). Большая Советская Энциклопедия. Retrieved 2019-04-20.

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