- Ošupis
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Ošupis Origin Kontininkai, Palanga, Lithuania Mouth Baltic Sea (Užkanavė, Palanga, Lithuania) Basin countries Lithuania Length 5.4 km (3.4 mi) Basin area 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) The Ošupis is a stream[1] in the west of Lithuania in municipality Palanga in Klaipėda County in Samogitia. The total length of the stream is 5,4 km and the basin area is 7,5 km².[2]
It begins in Kontininkai (district of Palanga). It flows at first to the north then from village Užkanavė to the west and after joins stream Kaniavasis[3] flows into the Baltic Sea[4] near Užkanavė north of Palanga.
Etymology
Ošupis is composed from Lithuanians words ošti = foam a upė = river.
References
- ^ Ošupis, p. 16
- ^ Lietuvos upės: B. Gailiušis, J. Jablonskis, M Kovalenkovienė, Kaunas, Lietuvos energetikos institutas, 2001, p. 617
- ^ Confluence Ošupis and Kaniavasis
- ^ Oficial clasificator of the lithuanians rivers
Coordinates: 55°58′45″N 21°04′16″E / 55.97917°N 21.07111°E
Categories:- Rivers of Lithuania
- Klaipėda County
- Palanga
- Lithuania geography stubs
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