In what direction does the Volga river in Russia flow?

Question

In what direction does the Volga river in Russia flow?

Answer 1

North

Answer 2

Good grief, someone answered North! This is Europe's longest river, not some obscure streamlet.

The correct answer is first generally East toward the Urals, then South to the Caspian Sea.

Answer 3

SOUTH...

The Volga River is the longest river in Europe, about 2,300 miles (3,700 km). It originates at an elevation of only 740 feet (225 m) in the Valday Hills northwest of  Moscow, connects with the Rybinsk Reservoir. The river heads east past Yaroslavl, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan. From there it turns south past Samara and Volgograd. Since the initial elevation is so low, the river flows slowly, and finally enters the Caspian Sea, below sea level in a wide delta near Astrakhan.

See map at: http://www.volgawriter.com/VW%20Volga%20...

Answer 4

Volga, river in western Russia, longest and one of the most important rivers of Europe. The Volga River rises northwest of Moscow in the Valday Hills and flows 3,700 km (2,300 mi) to the southeast before emptying into the Caspian Sea near the city of Astrakhan’.