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ID: 1123466
Page Link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/tgn/1123466
 
Record Type: physical
Hierarchy of Don (river)  Don (river)

Coordinates:
Lat: 47 03 00 N  degrees minutes   Lat: 47.0500  decimal degrees
Long: 039 17 00 E  degrees minutes   Long: 39.2833  decimal degrees

Note: Rises southeast of Tula and flows southeast and southwest into the sea of Asov; a canal links it to the Volga river near Volgograd; is navigable for 850 miles and connects with industrialized Donets basin; lower region is home of famous warriors, Don Cossacks.

Names:
Don (preferred,C,V)
Duna (H,O)
Tanais (H,O)  ............ ancient name

Hierarchical Position:
Hierarchy of World (facet)    World (facet)
Hierarchy of Asia (continent)  ....  Asia (continent) (P)
Hierarchy of Rossija (nation)  ........  Rossija (nation) (P)
Hierarchy of Don (river)  ............  Don (river) (P)

Place Types:
river (preferred, C)

Sources and Contributors:
Don..........  [VP Preferred]
...........  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Duna..........  [VP]
...........  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 249
Tanais..........  [VP]
.................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 249
Subject: .....  [VP]
..................  Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 249
..................  NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
 
Note:
English .......... [VP]

 

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