THE WORLD DELTA DATABASE

THE WISLA DELTA

 

Delta ID         #  58.


Contributed by Huh et al, 2004.

Wisla River delta, Poland, Europe

LOCATION LAT. 54°30’N, LONG. 18°41’E

LANDMASS DRAINED EUROPE

BASIN OF DEPOSITION BALTIC SEA

CLIMATE MARINE WEST COAST (Cbf)

AIR TEMP RANGE -1.1°C – 25°C,

TYPE OF TIDE SEMIDIURNAL

ID 7190022000213150, PATH 190 ROW 22

IMAGE ACQUIRED MAY 11, 2002


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The Wisla [Vistula] is the longest river in Poland [1,047 kn.] and has a drainage basin of 192,000 sq. km. draining two-thirds of Poland. The source is in the  Barania Hills of the Beskidy Mts.  at an elevation of 1,220 m.