Pinsk Marshes
Pripet Marshes Пінскія балоты / Прыпяцкія балоты | |
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Natural region | |
Coordinates: 52°N 27°E / 52°N 27°E | |
Countries | Belarus and Ukraine |
Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
The Pinsk Marshes (Belarusian: Пінскія балоты, romanized: Pinskiya baloty), also known as the Pripet Marshes (Belarusian: Прыпяцкія балоты, romanized: Prypiackija baloty), the Polesie Marshes, and the Rokitno Marshes, are a vast natural region of wetlands in Polesia, along the forested basin of the Pripyat River and its tributaries from Brest to the west, Mogilev in the northeast, and Kyiv to the southeast. Most of the region is in Belarus, and part is in Ukraine. The Pinsk Marshes constitute one of the largest wetland areas in Europe.