River Usk
The River Usk is a river in south Wales that rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain range, in the western part of the Brecon Beacons National Park, and flows into the Severn Estuary at Uskmouth after flowing through Brecon, Crickhowell, Abergavenny, Usk, Caerleon, and Newport.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in southern Wales
- Also known as: “アスク川”
Places of Interest
Highlights: George Street Bridge and Dolman Theatre.
Dolman Theatre
Theater building
Riverfront Arts Centre
Arts center
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newport and Maindee.
Maindee
Suburb
Barnardtown
Suburb
Barnardtown is a small area to the east of Newport Bridge in the city of Newport.
River Usk
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.58333° or 51° 35′ north
Longitude
-2.98333° or 2° 59′ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9C3VH2M8+8M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“River Usk” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر أوسك”
- Asturian: “Ríu Usk”
- Basque: “Usk ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Аск”
- Breton: “Wysg”
- Catalan: “Usk”
- Cebuano: “River Usk”
- Chinese: “阿斯克河”
- Danish: “Usk (flod)”
- Danish: “Usk”
- Dutch: “Usk”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اسك”
- Esperanto: “Usk”
- Estonian: “Uski jõgi”
- French: “Usk”
- German: “River Usk”
- Hebrew: “אסק (ויילס)”
- Hebrew: “אסק”
- Hindi: “उस्क नदी”
- Irish: “Afon Wysg”
- Italian: “Usk”
- Japanese: “ウスク川”
- Latin: “Flumen Neverae”
- Latin: “Isca”
- Latvian: “Aska”
- Lithuanian: “Askas”
- Livvi: “Afon Wysg”
- Lombard: “Usk”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Usk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Usk-elva”
- Norwegian: “Usk”
- Polish: “Usk”
- Russian: “Аск”
- Serbian: “Аск”
- Serbo-Croatian: “River Usk”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Wysg”
- Slovenian: “Usk”
- Spanish: “Río Usk”
- Spanish: “Usk”
- Swedish: “River Usk”
- Turkish: “Usk Nehri”
- Ukrainian: “Аск (річка)”
- Ukrainian: “Аск”
- Venetian: “Fiume Usk”
- Welsh: “Afon Wysg”
- Welsh: “Wysg”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Pillgwenlly and St Woolos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital and Newport Castle.
Wales: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Cardiff and Swansea.
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