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Sulina branch
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<p>The Sulina branch is a <a href="/facts/Distributary/qkSKKfqx">distributary</a> of the river <a href="/facts/Danube/8lMeM9xg">Danube</a> that contributes to forming the <a href="/facts/Danube_Delta/lfVQy0sk">Danube Delta</a>. </p><p>The other two main branches of the Danube are the <a href="/facts/Chilia_branch/Tr5qWdhy">Chilia branch</a> to the north and the <a href="/facts/Sf%C3%A2ntu_Gheorghe_branch/rvFCwnCC">Sfântu Gheorghe branch</a> to the south. The Sulina branch starts at a <a href="/facts/River_bifurcation/uJLz2lV4">bifurcation</a> of the Tulcea distributary, at <a href="/facts/Sf%C3%A2ntu_Gheorghe,_Tulcea/CcuTuA1h">Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea</a>, runs east for 71.7 km (44.6 mi), and reaches the <a href="/facts/Black_Sea/M0rLKvge">Black Sea</a> at the port of <a href="/facts/Sulina/kugaNMYR">Sulina</a>. Its outflow comprises about 20% of the Danube's discharge. </p>