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Czarna Hańcza

The 883rd longest river in the world

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The Czarna Hańcza, Chornaya Hancha (Belarusian) is the largest river of the Suwałki Region of north-eastern Poland and the Sapockin region of north-western Belarus. It is known for having large postglacial boulders. Originating near Lake Hańcza (the deepest lake in Poland with the maximum depth of 108.5 m) and flowing through lake Hańcza and Wigry Lake (the location of Wigry National Park), the Czarna Hańcza is a tributary of the river Neman beyond the borders of Belarus and Lithuania. It flows through the city of Suwałki.

Flows through: Poland.

River data from Wikidata (CC0); lengths normalised to a common unit.

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