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Prut River. (Map: Prut River.) A major waterway in

southwestern Ukraine that eventually flows into the
Danube River. It is 910 km long (nearly 240 km are
in Ukraine) and drains a basin area of 27,500 sq km
(approx 8,000 sq km in Ukraine). Its source is near
Mount Hoverlia, and it flows through the
Carpathian Mountains, Subcarpathia, and the
Pokutian-Bessarabian Upland and Moldavian
Upland. The river is the demarcation point for a short section of the

Ukrainian-Romanian border and the length of the Romanian-Moldovan

border. The first section of the Prut (to Deliatyn) flows through narrow
mountain valleys and is marked by rapids and waterfalls (near Yaremche).
From that point the river widens, although it still has a considerable drop. Fed
by rain and meltwater, the Prut freezes over lightly from January to March.
The river is used for log rafting. Major centers along its banks include Deliatyn, Kolomyia,
Sniatyn, and Chernivtsi. Its tributaries in Ukraine include the Pistynka River, the Rybnytsia
River, and the Cheremosh River.

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1 Archeology
2 Berladnyky
3 Beskyds
4 Bessarabia
5 Black Sea

6 Bucharest Peace Treaty of 1812

7 Bukovyna
8 Carpathian Mountains

9 Carpathian National Nature Park

10 Cecora, Battle of
11 Cheremosh River
12 Chernivtsi

13 Chornohora
14 Crimean War
15 Danube River
16 Deliatyn
17 Dnister River
18 Galaţi

19 Galicia
20 Gorgany Mountains

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