Southern Bug

Also known as Pivdennyi Buh, Boh River, Buh Pivdennyi, Hipanis

river in Ukraine

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The Southern Bug is a river in Ukraine that flows through the eastern part of the country. It matters as an important waterway for the region's geography and local communities.

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Length: 806

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Commons category: Southern Bug
watershed area: 63700
discharge: 160
native label: Південний Буг

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The river is named as Bog Fl[uss] on this 1791 Austrian map (in German). The river is named as Bog on this 1788 French map showing the Dnieper–Bug estuary (Liman).

The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh (Ukrainian: Південний Буг, romanized: Pivdennyi Buh; Russian: Южный Буг, romanized: Yuzhny Bug; Crimean Tatar: Aq Suv; Romanian: Bugul de Sud or just Bug), and sometimes Boh River (Ukrainian: Бог; Polish: Boh), is a navigable river located in Ukraine. It is the second-longest river flowing exclusively in Ukraine.