Smolenka River

Smolenka River

Smolenka (Russian: Смоленка) is a minor river in the city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is one of the armlets of the Neva River forming its delta. It branches off the Malaya Neva armlet at 59°57′00″N 30°16′25″E / 59.95000°N 30.27361°E / 59.95000; 30.27361, and flows through the Smolensky Cemetery into the Gulf of Finland, separating Decembrists' Island from the Vasilievsky Island. It is 3,700 metres (2.3 mi) long.

The river takes its name from the Smolensky Cemetery. There are four bridges across the Smolenka:

Rivers and canals of Saint Petersburg

Admiralteysky Canal Admiralteysky Rov Bezymyanny ruchey Bobilka Bumazhny Canal Chyornaya, Lakhta Chyornaya, Serovo Chyornaya, Sestroretsk Chyornaya Rechka Dachnaya Dudergofka Dudergofsky Canal Yekateringofka Yemelyanovka Fontanka Frantsuzsky Kovsh Galernaya Gavan Gorely Ruchey Glukharka River Griboyedov Canal Ivanovka Izhora Bolshaya Izhorka Yuntolovka Kamenka Karpovka Kovsh Novoy Gollandii Krasnenkaya Kanal kreposti Sankt-Peterburg † Krestovka Kronverksky Canal Kronverksky Strait Kryukov Canal Lapka Lebyazhya kanavka Ligovsky Canal Ligovsky Pond Lubya Matisov Canal Moyka Monastyrka Morskoy Canal Murzinka Murinsky ruchey Neva Bolshaya Neva Malaya Neva Bolshaya Nevka Srednyaya Nevka Malaya Nevka Nagorny Canal Novaya Novo-Admiralteysky Canal Obvodny Canal Okkervil Okhta Pryazhka Salnobuyansky Canal Seldyanoy Canal † Sestra Shkipersky Canal Slavyanka Smolenka Spartak Starozhilovka Tarakanovka Utka Vvedensky Canal † Volkovka River Volkovsky Canal Voskresensky Canal Zhdanovka Winter Canal

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