SULINA
ISLANDS
- GEOGRAPHY
News: The importance of the Sulina Channel to
Ukraine grain trade
What's
in the news?
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The Danube Delta has provided Ukraine with
an alternative passage for its grain after Russia withdrew from the Black Sea
grain deal.
Key
takeaways:
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The deal, brokered by the UN and Turkey,
used to provide safe passage for cargo ships carrying grain from Ukrainian
Black Sea ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Pivdennyi.
Sulina
Channel:
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The Sulina Channel is a 63 km long distributary of the Danube, connecting
major Ukrainian ports on the river to the Black Sea.
Go
back to basics:
Danube
River:
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The Danube River is the second-longest European River that has
historically been crucial for the movement of freight. The river spread out
into its delta which has three major
channels – Chilia, Sulina and St George.