Northern Dvina
Major Arctic-bound river of northwestern Russia.
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Where it is
Coordinates: 64°31′59″N 40°28′59″E (64.5330, 40.4830) · Open in OpenStreetMap
Coordinates and connected clubs: the infobox of Wikipedia: Northern Dvina (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map: drawn by Codexery from OpenStreetMap tiles.
The name Dvina may come from an Indo-European word meaning river or stream, though its origin is unclear.[1]
Geography and history
The area was originally populated by Finnic peoples before being colonized by the Novgorod Republic.[2] From the Northern Dvina, merchants could reach the Mezen, Pechora, and Ob basins via several portage routes.[2] Veliky Ustyug, whose first chronicle mention dates to 1207, belonged to the Vladimir-Suzdal Principality, unlike the rest of the basin.[2] Novgorod held authority over the remaining parts of the Northern Dvina basin.[2]
Fur trading initially drew people to this region.[2]
What the cited sources add
A canal connecting the Pinega tributary with the Kuloy was built in 1926–28 but is now neglected.[3] Timber rafting is extensive on the river, and its full length is navigable during summer.[3] A connection to the Volga–Baltic Waterway is provided by the Northern Dvina Canal.[3] Only local passenger services remain, as heavy commercial passenger navigation has mostly vanished.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Northern Dvina" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Фасмер, p. 161 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northern Dvina" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Плечко, Физкультура и спорт, 1985 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northern Dvina" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Канал рек Пинега-Кулой надо восстановить", Russian Geographic Society, 13 February 2017 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Northern Dvina" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kuzeyev, "Корабль дураков", Sovershenno Sekretno, 23 October 2008; Alsufyev, "Речной флот Архангельской области", Website of the Governor of Arkhangelsk Oblast (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Northern Dvina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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