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Danube Delta

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The Danube Delta (, ; , ) is the second largest river delta in Europe, after the Volga Delta, and is the best preserved on the continent.Danube Delta – UNESCO World Heritage Centre The greater part of the Danube Delta lies in Romania (Tulcea County), with a small part in Ukraine (Odesa Oblast).Biosphere Reserves in Ukraine, UNESCO. [Retrieved 2 June 2019].Biosphere Reserves: Danube Delta, UNESCO. [Retrieved 2 June 2019]. Its approximate surface area is , of which is in Romania. With the lagoons of Razim–Sinoe ( with water surface), located south of the main delta, the total area of the Danube Delta is . The Razim–Sinoe lagoon complex is geologically and ecologically related to the delta proper; the combined territory is listed as a World Heritage Site. Read more on Wikipedia

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