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The area nominated for World Heritage listing is a natural paradise stretching where the Danube empties into the Black Sea, as the river ends its long journey of 2,860 km (1,788 miles) from its spring in the Black Forest Mountains of Germany. For centuries on end, the surface of the Delta has been extending due to the loam brought by the river, thus making up a network of channels, lakes, islands covered by reedbeds, tropical forests, pastures, and dunes that now stretch over a surface of almost 5,640 km² (2,200 square miles). The Danube, rising in Germany, joined by tributaries from ten countries and crossing four capitals, after a 2,860 km flow, forms a Delta in the spot where it empties into the Black Sea.

 The Danube Delta lies in the SE of Romania, in the shape of the Greek letter "A" (delta). To the SW it is bordered by the Dobrudjan plateau, to the north it extends across the Ukrainian border, and to its East there is the Black Sea. The Danube Delta is crossed by the 45° north latitude parallel and 29° longitude meridian. Its surface, together with the Razim-Sinoe lagoon complex, is 5,050 km² wide, 732 km² of which belong to the Ukraine. The Delta itself has a surface of 2,540 km², growing 40 m each year, due to the 67 million tons of alluvial deposits from the river. The Danube Delta is undoubtedly one of the most interesting and original corners in the country. Many consider it to be a unique spot in Europe, both due to its geographical position and its extension. The area belongs to the Tulcea county, delimited by the seaside and the Kilia, Sulina and St. George branches.