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Balta Ialomiței is an island on the Danube, located in Ialomița County and Călărași County, Romania. It is surrounded by two branches of the Danube, named "Borcea" and "Dunărea Veche". The island has an area of 831.3 km (321.0 sq mi), with a length of 94 km (58 mi) and a width of 5 to 12.5 kilometres (3.1 to 7.8 mi). The average height is 10 to 17 metres (33 to 56 ft).
Originally, a wetland, the island was covered with marshes, woods, lakes, and ponds, but some of the land was reclaimed for agriculture. Occasionally, some of these regions are still flooded. The A2 freeway passes through this island.
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A pond in Balta Ialomiței
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Balta Ialomiței, being flooded in April/May 2006
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An agricultural field being flooded
References
- Balasse, Marie; Bălăşescu, Adrian; Tornero, Carlos; Fremondeau, Delphine; Hovsepyan, Roman; Gillis, Rosalind; Popovici, Dragomir (May 2017). "Investigating the scale of herding in Chalcolithic pastoral communities settled along the Danube River in the 5th millennium BC: A case study at Borduşani-Popină and Hârşova-tell (Romania)". Quaternary International. 436: 29–40. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2015.07.030.
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