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Ošupis

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The Ošupis is a stream[1] in the west of Lithuania in the municipality Palanga in Klaipėda County in Samogitia. The total length of the stream is 5.4 kilometres (3.4 mi) and the drainage basin area is 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi).[2]

CountryLithuania
locationKontininkai, Palanga, Lithuania
elevation5.7 m (6.2 yd)
location
Baltic Sea (Užkanavė, Palanga, Lithuania)
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Ošupis
Ošupis to the east from Užkanavė
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CountryLithuania
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationKontininkai, Palanga, Lithuania
 • elevation5.7 m (6.2 yd)
Mouth 
 • location
Baltic Sea (Užkanavė, Palanga, Lithuania)
Length5.4 km (3.4 mi)
Basin size
7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
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It begins in Kontininkai (in the district of Palanga). It flows at first to the north then from the village Užkanavė to the west and afterward joins the stream Kaniavosis[3] and flows into the Baltic Sea[4] near Užkanavė (north of Palanga).

Etymology

Ošupis is composed from the Lithuanian words ošti meaning "foam" and upė meaning "river".

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