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... Vistula River ( W.C.S. ) The Vistula ( Polish Wisła ) is the largest river of Poland and of the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea . Tenth in size among the rivers of Europe , it is a waterway of great importance to the nations of eastern ...
... Vistula River ( W.C.S. ) The Vistula ( Polish Wisła ) is the largest river of Poland and of the drainage basin of the Baltic Sea . Tenth in size among the rivers of Europe , it is a waterway of great importance to the nations of eastern ...
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... Vistula has been turned into a fully improved waterway . The 19th- century Bydgoszcz Canal , following an ancient glacial valley , links the Vistula Basin with that of the River Oder , second largest of Polish rivers . Also near Byd ...
... Vistula has been turned into a fully improved waterway . The 19th- century Bydgoszcz Canal , following an ancient glacial valley , links the Vistula Basin with that of the River Oder , second largest of Polish rivers . Also near Byd ...
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... Vistula has helped increase air pollution in some parts of the city . The Warsaw region is important to Poland agriculturally , for it constitutes a highly specialized gardening and vegetable centre . The state - owned retail trade in ...
... Vistula has helped increase air pollution in some parts of the city . The Warsaw region is important to Poland agriculturally , for it constitutes a highly specialized gardening and vegetable centre . The state - owned retail trade in ...
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