Neva River

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Meaning

a river in northwestern Russia flowing generally west into the Gulf of Finland

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Because of the large influx of fresh water from rivers, especially from the Neva River (two-thirds of the total runoff), the gulf water has very low salinity – between 0.2 and 5.8 ‰ at the surface and 0.3–8.5 ‰ near the bottom. Source: Internet

In his opinion, the primary name of the lake was Old Norse *Aldauga main "old source", associated to the open sea, in contrast to the name of the Neva River (flowing from Lake Ladoga) which would derive from the German expression for "the new". Source: Internet

Its capital Nyen was located in the delta of Neva River. Source: Internet

Navigation season on the Neva River runs from late April to November. Source: Internet

On 16 May 1703, Saint Petersburg was founded in the mouth of Neva River, not far from Nyen, and in 1712 it became Russia's capital. Source: Internet

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