Nerodime River
Bifurcated river in Kosovo / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Nerodime (Albanian: Nerodimja or Nerodime; Serbian Cyrillic: Неродимка) is a river in the Nerodime region of Kosovo, a 41 km (25 mi) long left tributary to the Lepenc river. It represents Europe's only instance of a river bifurcation flowing into two seas,[1][2] dividing into two irreversible branches. The left branch flows into the Black Sea, and the right branch flows into the Aegean Sea.[1]
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Nerodime Неродимка | |
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Location | |
Country | Kosovo |
District | District of Ferizaj |
Municipality | Ferizaj |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Nerodimka mountain |
• coordinates | 42.348424°N 20.975935°E / 42.348424; 20.975935 |
Mouth | |
• location | with Drenica to Sitnica at Ferizaj (Black Sea branch) / Lepenac, at Kaçanik (Aegean branch) |
• coordinates | 42.615833°N 21.068836°E / 42.615833; 21.068836 / 42.2253°N 21.2573°E / 42.2253; 21.2573 |
Length | 41 km (25 mi) |
Basin size | 229 km2 (88 sq mi) |
Basin features | |
Progression | Ibar→ Danube→ Black Sea / Lepenac→ Vardar→ Aegean Sea |
River system | Aegean / Black Sea |
Landmarks | River bifurcation |
Bifurcation point | 42.372148°N 21.119610°E / 42.372148; 21.119610 |
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