Danube Delta

Danube Delta
UNESCO World Heritage Site
LocationTulcea County, Romania and Odesa Oblast, Ukraine
CriteriaNatural: vii, x
Reference588
Inscription1991 (15th Session)
Area312,440 ha
Coordinates45°5′0″N 29°30′0″E / 45.08333°N 29.50000°E / 45.08333; 29.50000
Designated21 May 1991
Reference no.521[1]
Danube Delta is located in Romania
Danube Delta
Location of Danube Delta in Romania

The Danube Delta (Romanian: Delta Dunării, pronounced [ˈdelta ˈdunərij] ; Ukrainian: Дельта Дунаю, romanizedDel'ta Dunaju, pronounced [delʲˈtɑ dʊnɐˈju]) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.[2] The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea County), with a small part in Ukraine (Odesa Oblast).[3][4] Its approximate surface area is 4,152 square kilometres (1,603 square miles), of which 3,446 km2 (1,331 sq mi) is in Romania. With the lagoons of Razim–Sinoe (1,015 km2 or 392 sq mi with 865 km2 or 334 sq mi water surface), located south of the main delta, the total area of the Danube Delta is 5,165 km2 (1,994 sq mi). The Razim–Sinoe lagoon complex is geologically and ecologically related to the delta proper; the combined territory is listed as a World Heritage Site.

Danube Delta near Tulcea (2010)
  1. ^ "Danube Delta". Ramsar Sites Information Service. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  2. ^ Danube Delta – UNESCO World Heritage Centre
  3. ^ Biosphere Reserves in Ukraine, UNESCO. [Retrieved 2 June 2019].
  4. ^ Biosphere Reserves: Danube Delta, UNESCO. [Retrieved 2 June 2019].

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