The Śmiała Wisła (Polish pronunciation: [ˈɕmjawa ˈviswa]) is a distributary river branch of the Vistula in northern Poland that flows to the Gdańsk Bay.
Śmiała Wisła | |
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Location | |
Country | Poland |
Voivodeship | Pomeranian |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• location | Martwa Wisła |
• coordinates | 54°20′57″N 18°47′15″E / 54.34917°N 18.78750°E |
Mouth | |
• location | Gdańsk Bay |
• coordinates | 54°22′14″N 18°46′51″E / 54.37056°N 18.78083°E |
Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
The Śmiała Wisła is a western border of Sobieszewo Island and was created during the 1840 flooding when it became a new mouth of the Vistula. Literally it means Daring Vistula.