Balta Ialomiței is an island on the

Danube The Danube ( ; ) is a river that was once a long-standing frontier of the Roman Empire and today connects 10 European countries, running through their territories or being a border. Originating in Germany, the Danube flows southeast for , p ...

, located in

Ialomița County Ialomița County () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Slobozia. Demographics In 2011, the county had a population of 258,669 and the population density was 58.08/km2. Romanians make up 95.6% of the popula ...

and

Călărași County Călărași () is a county (județ) of Romania on the border with Bulgaria, in Muntenia, with the county seat at Călărași. Demographics In 2011, it had a population of 285,050 and a population density of 56.02/km2. * Romanians – 95% ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

. It is surrounded by two branches of the Danube, named "Borcea" and "Dunărea Veche". Originally, a

wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The p ...

, the island was covered with marshes, woods, lakes, and ponds, but some of the land was reclaimed for agriculture. Occasionally, some of these regions are still flooded. The A2 freeway passes through this island. The island has an area of , with a length of and a width of . The average height is .

Gallery

File:Balta_Ialomiţei_bgiu.jpg, A pond in Balta Ialomiței File:Balta_Ialomiţei_flooded_bgiu.jpg, Balta Ialomiței, being flooded in April/May 2006 File:Balta Ialomiţei flooded 02 bgiu.jpg, An agricultural field being flooded {{DEFAULTSORT:Balta Ialomitei Geography of Ialomița County Geography of Călărași County Islands of the Danube River islands of Romania