GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Don River
The Don drains southern European Russia toward the Sea of Azov. Its lower course and canal connection to the Volga link separate natural drainage systems through transport infrastructure.
Fast Facts
- Source: Central Russian Upland; course generally southward through a broad bend; mouth: Taganrog Gulf in the Sea of Azov.
- Facing downstream, the Donets is a right-bank tributary and the Voronezh a left-bank tributary.
- Rostov-on-Don is a major lower-river city. The Volga–Don Canal crosses the divide between Don and Volga drainage.
Connected lessons
- Don RiverMap, explanation and practice
Geographical connections
- Sea of AzovRelated places
- Kerch StraitRelated places
- Volga RiverRelated places
- Dnieper RiverRelated places