The Yaselda (Belarusian: Ясельда, alternative transliteration Jasieĺda, [ˈjasʲelʲda], Polish: Jasiołda) is a river in Brest Region in south-west Belarus. It is linked via the Dnieper–Bug Canal to the city of Pinsk. It is a left tributary of the Pripyat. The Yaselda is connected to the Oginski Canal. It is 242 kilometres (150 mi) long, with a 5,430 square kilometres (2,100 sq mi) drainage basin.[1]
| Yaselda | |
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 Yaselda river | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Belarus |
| Region | Brest |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Pripyat |
• coordinates | 52°05′36″N 26°26′00″E / 52.0934°N 26.4334°E |
| Length | 242 km (150 mi) |
| Basin size | 5,430 km2 (2,100 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Pripyat→ Dnieper→ Dnieper–Bug estuary→ Black Sea |
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