Balta Ialomiţei

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A pond in Balta Ialomiţei
A pond in Balta Ialomiţei
Balta Ialomiţei, being flooded in April/May 2006
Balta Ialomiţei, being flooded in April/May 2006
An agricultural field being flooded
An agricultural field being flooded

Balta Ialomiţei is an island on the Danube, located in Ialomiţa County and Călăraşi County, Romania. It is surrounded by two branches of the Danube, named "Borcea" and "Dunărea Veche". Originally, 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.