GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The Volga (/ˈvɒlɡə, ˈvoʊlɡə/; Russian: ́) is the longest river in Europe. Situated in Russia, it flows through Central Russia to Southern Russia and into the Caspian Sea. The Volga has a length of 3, 531 km (2, 194 mi), and a catchment area of 1, 360, 000 km2 (530, 000 sq mi).

Detailed explanation-2: -The longest river of Europe is the River Volga. The second longest is the Danube, flows west to east before entering the Black Sea.

Detailed explanation-3: -At the Caspian Sea the Volga is an important source of water for the sea and its famous sturgeon fishery. The Beluga sturgeon is the largest fish found in the Volga. But the water that flows into the Caspian has been used many times upstream by the factories and the farmers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Volga River, River, western Russia. Europe’s longest river and the principal waterway of western Russia, it rises in the Valdai Hills northwest of Moscow and flows 2, 193 mi (3, 530 km) southeastward to empty into the Caspian Sea. It is used for power production, irrigation, flood control, and transportation.