Šventoji (Baltic)

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Šventoji, Sventāja
Šventoji river in Šventoji settlement
Location
Country	Lithuania, Latvia
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Skuodas district, Lithuania
Mouth
• location	Baltic Sea
Length	73 km (45 mi)
Basin size	472 km2 (182 sq mi)
Discharge
• average	5.38 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.

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