Šventoji (Baltic)

Coordinates: 56°1′42″N 21°4′24″E / 56.02833°N 21.07333°E / 56.02833; 21.07333
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Šventoji, Sventāja
Šventoji river in Šventoji settlement
Location
CountryLithuania, Latvia
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationSkuodas district, Lithuania
Mouth 
 • location
Baltic Sea
Length73 km (45 mi)
Basin size472 km2 (182 sq mi)
Discharge 
 • average5.38 m3/s (190 cu ft/s)

The Šventoji, or Latvian Sventāja, is a river in the northwest of Lithuania and southwest of Latvia. It begins in Skuodas district and for 30 km flows on the international border between Latvia and Lithuania. The Šventoji flows into the Baltic Sea near Šventoji settlement north of Palanga. Būtingė oil terminal lies near the mouth.

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56°1′42″N 21°4′24″E / 56.02833°N 21.07333°E / 56.02833; 21.07333