Vistula River


Vistula River

geographical name

River, the largest in Poland. It rises on the northern slope of the Carpathian Mountains in southwestern Poland, flows in a curve through Warsaw and Torun, then empties into the Baltic Sea at Gdansk. Most of its 651 mi (1,047 km) are navigable. Its tributaries include the Bug and Dunajec rivers.

Variants of VISTULA RIVER

Vistula River Polish Wisla

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