Balta Ialomiței is an island on the

Danube The Danube ( ; see also #Names and etymology, other names) is the List of rivers of Europe#Longest rivers, second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest sou ...

, located in

Ialomița County Ialomița County () is a county () of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2. Romanians make up 95.6% of the population, t ...

and

Călărași County Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2. * Romanians – 94.1% ...

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. It is surrounded by two branches of the Danube, named "Borcea" and "Dunărea Veche". The island has an area of , with a length of and a width of . The average height is . Originally, a

wetland A wetland is a distinct semi-aquatic ecosystem whose groundcovers are flooded or saturated in water, either permanently, for years or decades, or only seasonally. Flooding results in oxygen-poor ( anoxic) processes taking place, especially ...

, the island was covered with marshes, woods, lakes, and ponds, but some of the land was reclaimed for agriculture. Occasionally, some of these regions are still flooded. The A2 freeway passes through this island.

Gallery

File:Balta_Ialomiţei_bgiu.jpg, A pond in Balta Ialomiței File:Balta_Ialomiţei_flooded_bgiu.jpg, Balta Ialomiței, being flooded in April/May 2006 File:Balta Ialomiţei flooded 02 bgiu.jpg, An agricultural field being flooded

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Balta Ialomitei Geography of Ialomița County Geography of Călărași County Islands of the Danube River islands of Romania