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The remains of a mammoth were recently discovered in northern Bulgaria as Danube River levels reached a historic low, revealing bones potentially thousands of years old.

About Danube River

• It is the second-longest river of the European continent, after the Russian Volga River.  
• Course: 
  • It flows for 2,850 km, sourcing from the confluence of the Brigach and Breg rivers, close to the German town of Donaueschingen in the Black Forest region of Germany. 
  • The river passes through 10 European nations: Germany, Austria, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovakia, Moldova, Ukraine, and Romania. 
  • It ultimately drains into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta.  
• The Danube delta covers an area of some 4,300 sq. km. 
  • Located in the Tulcea County of Romania, it is comparatively young and continuously growing at a rate of 24 to 30 m annually towards the sea.
  • It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its rich biodiversity. 
• The Danube is fed by major tributaries like the Inn, Drava, Sava, Tisza, Prut, and Siret.
• The Danube River flows directly through many significant European cities, including four national capitals – Vienna (Austria), Bratislava (Slovakia), Budapest (Hungary), and Belgrade (Serbia). 
• History:
  • Sailors from ancient Greece began exploring the Danube as early as the 600s BCE. 
  • The river later served as the northern boundary of the Roman Empire. 
  • Several other empires took control of the lands along the river over the years. Eventually people began to use the river for trade.  
  • The Danube played a vital role in the settlement and political evolution of central and southeastern Europe. 
  • An agreement in the mid-1800s opened the Danube to the shipping of all nations. 
• Countries along the river ship goods from such ports as Belgrade, Serbia; Budapest, Hungary; Vienna, Austria; and Regensburg, Germany. 
• Through the Rhine-Main-Danube Canal, it connects the North Sea at Rotterdam to the Black Sea at Sulina, forming a 3,500 km trans-European inland waterway.

News: DEVD

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