Nestos River

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The Nestos River is a major river in the Balkans that flows from Bulgaria into northeastern Greece, forming scenic gorges and wetlands before emptying into the Aegean Sea.

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Nestos River canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
river of the Balkans
alternativeName Mesta NERFINISHED
Mesta River NERFINISHED
Nestos NERFINISHED
continent Europe
country Bulgaria
Greece
drainageBasin Aegean Sea basin NERFINISHED
ecoregion Nestos Delta wetlands NERFINISHED
emptiesInto Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
flowsDirection generally southward
flowsFrom Bulgaria into Greece
flowsThrough Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
forms river delta wetlands
river gorges
formsBorderBetween Bulgaria NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
formsPartOfBorderBetween Bulgaria and Greece
hasFeature meanders
riparian forests
hasMouthNear Northern Aegean coast of Greece
Thrace NERFINISHED
hasProtectedArea Nestos Delta National Park (Greece) NERFINISHED
hasValley Nestos Gorge NERFINISHED
isImportantFor local agriculture
migratory birds
isPartOf Natura 2000 network (in parts of its course) NERFINISHED
knownFor biodiversity
scenic gorges
wetlands
locatedIn Balkans
Blagoevgrad Province (Bulgaria) NERFINISHED
Eastern Macedonia and Thrace (Greece) NERFINISHED
mouth Aegean Sea NERFINISHED
mouthCountry Greece NERFINISHED
partOf Aegean Sea drainage basin
passesNear Drama regional unit NERFINISHED
Kavala regional unit NERFINISHED
Xanthi regional unit NERFINISHED
region northeastern Greece
usedFor fishing
hydroelectric power
irrigation
recreation

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Northern Greece containsRiver Nestos River
Drama (regional unit) contains Nestos River