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Malaya Nevka River
The Little Nevka or Malaya Nevka (russian: Ма́лая Не́вка) is the southern distributary of the Great Nevka. The Great Nevka splits into Little Nevka (the southern armlet) and Middle Nevka (the northern armlet) near the Kamenny Island's easternmost tip. It is also known for being the dumping ground of the famous Rasputin (of Russia) after his assassination. The Little Nevka is about long; the width is from , and the depth is . It has its own armlets: Krestovka, Karpovka and Zhdanovka. There are four bridges across Little Nevka: Kamennoostrovsky Bridge, Lazarevsky Bridge, Big Krestovsky Bridge, Bolshoy Petrovsky Bridge The Great or Bolshoi Petrovsky bridge is a bridge across Little Nevka in St. Petersburg, Russia, connecting Petrovsky Island with Krestovsky Island and passing over a small nameless islet on Little Nevka. It is very near the mouth of the rive .... Rivers of Saint Petersburg Distributaries of the Neva {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Distributary
A distributary, or a distributary channel, is a stream that branches off and flows away from a main stream channel. Distributaries are a common feature of river deltas. The phenomenon is known as river bifurcation. The opposite of a distributary is a tributary, which flows ''towards'' and joins another stream. Distributaries are often found where a stream approaches a lake or an ocean. They can also occur inland, on alluvial fans, or where a tributary stream bifurcates as it nears its confluence with a larger stream. In some cases, a minor distributary can divert so much water from the main channel that it can later become the main route. Related terms Common terms to name individual river distributaries in English-speaking countries are ''arm'' and ''channel''. These terms may refer to a distributary that does not rejoin the channel from which it has branched (e.g., the North, Middle, and South Arms of the Fraser River, or the West Channel of the Mackenzie River), or to one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Nevka
The Great Nevka or Bolshaya Nevka () is an arm of the Neva that begins about below the Liteyny Bridge in Saint Petersburg. Attractions * Bridges ** Samson Bridge ** Grenadiers Bridge ** Kantemirovsky Bridge ** Ushakovsky Bridge ** 3rd Yelagin Bridge * Saint Petersburg TV Tower * Russian cruiser Aurora, Russian cruiser ''Aurora'' * Lopukhinsky Garden * Kamenny Island Palace * Maritime Victory Park * Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden * Alfred Nobel#Monuments, Monument to Alfred Nobel See also * List of bridges in Saint Petersburg References Rivers of Saint Petersburg Distributaries of the Neva {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middle Nevka
The Middle Nevka or Srednyaya Nevka (russian: Сре́дняя Не́вка) is a branch of the Neva river delta in St. Petersburg, Russia. Flowing between Yelagin, Kamenny and Krestovsky islands, it empties into the Neva Bay The Neva Bay (Russian: Не́вская губа́, ''Névskaya Gubá''), also known as the Gulf of Kronstadt, is the easternmost part of the Gulf of Finland between Kotlin Island and the Neva River estuary where Saint Petersburg city centre is .... References Rivers of Saint Petersburg Distributaries of the Neva {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamenny Island
Kamenny Islands (russian: Каменные острова, ''Kamenny Ostrova'', meaning 'Stony Islands') are a group of three islands in the Neva delta, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Geography The three islands are flat. They are divided by channels and have bridges connecting each other, as well as the group with the mainland. The Kamenny Islands are part of the city of Saint Petersburg. Kamenny Island Kamenny Island (russian: Каменный остров, meaning 'Stone Island'), with an area of 1.06 km², it is the easternmost island and gives its name to the group. It was renamed as Workers' Island (russian: остров Трудящихся) in Soviet times.Городские имена сегодня и вчера: Ленинградская топонимика/Сост С. Алексеева, А. Владимирович, А. Ерофеев и др. — Л.:Добровольное общество любителей книги РСФСР, Ленингр. орг-ция/Р ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rasputin
Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin (; rus, links=no, Григорий Ефимович Распутин ; – ) was a Russian mystic and self-proclaimed holy man who befriended the family of Nicholas II, the last Emperor of Russia, thus gaining considerable influence in late Imperial Russia. Rasputin was born to a peasant family in the Siberian village of Pokrovskoye in the Tyumensky Uyezd of Tobolsk Governorate (now Yarkovsky District of Tyumen Oblast). He had a religious conversion experience after taking a pilgrimage to a monastery in 1897. He has been described as a monk or as a (wanderer or pilgrim), though he held no official position in the Russian Orthodox Church. He traveled to St. Petersburg in 1903 or the winter of 1904–1905, where he captivated some church and social leaders. He became a society figure and met Emperor Nicholas and Empress Alexandra in November 1905. In late 1906, Rasputin began acting as a healer for the imperial couple's only son, Alexe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krestovka River
Krestovka (russian: Крестовка) is a rural locality (a village) in Rostilovskoye Rural Settlement, Gryazovetsky District, Vologda Oblast, Russia. The population was 35 as of 2002. Geography Krestovka is located 4 km south of Gryazovets Gryazovets (russian: Гря́зовец) is a town and the administrative center of Gryazovetsky District in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the Rzhavka River, south of Vologda, the administrative center of the oblast. Population: History ... (the district's administrative centre) by road. Svistunovo is the nearest rural locality. References Rural localities in Gryazovetsky District {{Gryazovetsky-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karpovka
The Karpovka (russian: Ка́рповка) is a small river of the Neva basin in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It separates Aptekarsky Island (right bank) from Petrogradsky Island (left bank). The Karpovka flows from the Bolshaya Nevka to the Malaya Nevka and is long. The Russian name is derived from the old Finnish name of the river, ''Korpijoki'', meaning ''forested area river''. The Saint Petersburg Botanical Garden and Ioannovsky Convent The Convent of St. John of Rila (Иоанновский монастырь) is the largest convent in St. Petersburg, Russia and the only stauropegic nunnery in that city. John of Kronstadt (later Saint John of Kronstadt) established the mona ... are situated on the right bank of the river. See also * List of bridges in Saint Petersburg External linksKarpovka, river@ ''Encyclopaedia of Saint Petersburg'' Distributaries of the Neva Rivers of Saint Petersburg {{Russia-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zhdanovka
The Zhdanovka (russian: Ждановка) is a short river in the Neva river delta in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It separates Petrogradsky Island from Petrovsky Island. History In the 17th century, the river did not have a specific name; however, it was sometimes referred to the St. Nicholas river (named after the chapel of the nearby Church of the Assumption). The place was also called "''Mokrushi''" (russian: Мокруши) because the area is surrounded by wetlands. In the 19th century, construction began on the deserted island Petrovsky. The Zhdanov brothers, Ivan and Nicholas, where the first to be granted land on the island. The Zhdanovs lined the river banks of the Malaya Neva to the current Little Petrovsky Bridge. Here, the brothers built a chemical plant, chemical-pharmaceutical plant, which drew up the birch tar and wood vinegar. The Brother's development of the area led their name being used refer to the river and the street along it. On the left bank of the river, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamennoostrovsky Bridge
Kamennoostrovsky Bridge spans the Little Nevka River and connects Aptekarsky Island with Kamenny Island in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Originally constructed as a floating pontoon bridge in 1760. Between 1811 and 1813, Kamennoostrovsky Bridge became the first seven span timber arch bridge in Russia. In 1859, the bridge was improved with the addition of strut-supported spans. In 1952, the bridge was rebuilt to its current design with five spans. Original construction The bridge was originally designed by architect in 1760 to be a pontoon bridge consisting of 11 pontoon sections. In 1765, the pontoons were replaced with a floating bridge and was connected to the river abutments on piles. 19th century improvements Between 1811 and 1813, Project Engineer Agustín de Betancourt replaced the floating bridge with a seven span wooden arch bridge on timber foundations with stone abutments. The total length of the bridge in this form was . In 1859, Project Engineer conducted a compl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lazarevsky Bridge
Lazarevsky Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge located in St. Petersburg, Russia. It crosses the Little Nevka River, connecting Krestovsky Island and Petrogradsky Island. It is near Bolshoi Krestovsky Bridge (upstream), and Bolshoi Petrovsky Bridge Bolshoi (, meaning ''big'', ''large'', ''great'', ''grand'', etc.) may refer to: * Bolshoi Theatre, a ballet and opera theatre in Moscow, Russia ** Bolshoi Ballet, a ballet company at the Bolshoi Theatre *Bolshoi Theatre, Saint Petersburg, a ballet ... (downstream). The bridge carries four lanes of road traffic and features an asymmetric design, with cable stays anchored to a pylon on the Krestovsky Island side. History The first bridge was built because of the construction of the Kirov Stadium in the Maritime Victory Park in the western part of Krestovsky Island. The bridge was initially named ''Koltovsky'' because of a historic name of the nearby area; it was renamed to in 1952 to ''Lazarevsky'', in honor of Admiral M.P. Lazarev. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
