Tundscha
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Tundscha Tunca, Tonzos |
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| location | Bulgaria , Turkey | |
| River system | Mariza | |
| Drain over | Mariza → Aegean Sea | |
| source | In the High Balkans near the Botev summit 42 ° 43 ′ 38 ″ N , 24 ° 58 ′ 1 ″ E |
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| muzzle | At Edirne in the Mariza coordinates: 41 ° 39 ′ 41 ″ N , 26 ° 33 ′ 45 ″ E 41 ° 39 ′ 41 ″ N , 26 ° 33 ′ 45 ″ E
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| length | 350 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Koprinka reservoir, Schrebtschewo reservoir | |
| Big cities | Edirne | |
| Medium-sized cities | Yambol | |
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The Tundscha (Bulgarian Тунджа , Greek Tonzos , Latin Taenarus / Tonzus , Turkish Tunca Nehri ) is a river in Bulgaria and Turkey .
course
The Tundscha rises in the central Balkan Mountains near the Botew summit . From the source to Yambol , the tundscha flows roughly in an easterly direction. From there it flows in a southerly direction and forms the border between the mountains Sakar and Strandscha . At Edirne , on Turkish territory, the Tundscha flows into the Mariza . The Tundscha is the largest tributary of the Mariza.
River system
The tundscha is about 350 km long and has about 50 tributaries - the larger ones are Motschuritsa (Мочурица), Popowska (Поповска) and Sinapowska (Синаповска).
The river is dammed by two large reservoirs - Koprinka Reservoir ( Bulgar . Язовир Копринка, formerly Georgi Dimitrov Reservoir) and Schrebtschewo Reservoir (Bulgarian язовир Жребчево).
Others
Since 2005 he has given its name to the Tundscha Glacier on Livingston Island in Antarctica.
