Śmiała Wisła

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
Location of the mouth in Poland
Location
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipPomeranian
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationMartwa Wisła
  coordinates54°20′57″N 18°47′15″E
Mouth 
  location
Gdańsk Bay
  coordinates
54°22′14″N 18°46′51″E
Length25 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.

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