Southern Bug
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- The Western Bug or Buh is another river which flows from Ukraine through Poland.
Southern Bug | |
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Origin | Ukraine |
Mouth | Black Sea |
Basin countries | Ukraine |
Length | 806 km (501 mi) |
Basin area | 63,700 km² (24,595 mi²) |
The Southern Bug, Buh, or Boh River (Ukrainian: Південний Буг, Pivdennyi Buh; Russian: Южный Буг, Yuzhny Bug; ancient Greek: Hypanis) is entirely located in Ukraine. It rises in the west, in the Podolian uplands, about 145 km from the Polish border, and flows southeasterly into the Black Sea through the Odessian steppe. It is 806 km long and drains 63,700 km².
Major cities: Khmelnytskyi, Vinnytsia, Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv.