Moika

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Moika
Moika at Mikhailovsky Park

Moika at Mikhailovsky Park

Data
location Saint Petersburg , Russia
River system Neva
Drain over Neva  → Baltic Sea
origin Junction of the Fontanka between Sommergarten and Michaels-Schloss
59 ° 56 ′ 31 ″  N , 30 ° 20 ′ 17 ″  E
muzzle in the Great Neva Coordinates: 59 ° 55 ′ 34 "  N , 30 ° 16 ′ 23"  E 59 ° 55 ′ 34 "  N , 30 ° 16 ′ 23"  E

length 4.7 km

The Moika ( Russian Мойка ) is a river in Saint Petersburg in Russia. It flows into the Neva .

description

The length of the river is 4.67 km, it is up to 40 m wide, the greatest depth is 3.2 m. The Moika rises from the Fontanka . At the beginning of the 18th century it still flowed from a swamp near the Marsfeld . In 1711 it was connected to the Fontanka. The summer garden is located on the artificial island between Fontanka, Moika, the Swan Canal and Neva .

Web links

Commons : Moika  - collection of images, videos and audio files
View from the " Green Bridge " ( Nevsky Prospect )