Pripyat River

Pripyat River
Origin Ukraine
Mouth Dnieper
Basin countries Ukraine, Belarus
Length 710 km (440 mi)
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Avg. discharge  
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The Pripyat River or Prypiat River (Ukrainian: Прип’ять, pronounced [ˈprɪpjɑtʲ]; Belarusian: Прыпяць, Prypiać, [ˈprɨpʲatsʲ]; Polish: Prypeć, [ˈprɨpɛtɕ]; Russian: Припять, [ˈprʲipʲɪtʲ]) is a river in Eastern Europe, approximately 710 km (440 mi) long. It flows east through Ukraine, Belarus, and Ukraine again, draining into the Dnieper.

The Pripyat passes through the Zone of alienation around the Chernobyl reactor, site of the nuclear disaster. It is polluted with radionuclides. The concentration of caesium-137 in river sediments continues to increase. The city of Prypiat, Ukraine (population 45,000) was completely evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster.

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Name etymology

At least three etymologies have been proposed for the name:-

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References

  1. ^ Room, Adam (1997). Placenames of the World. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. 

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