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The
Kymijoki river has five mouths. It divides into two main branches near the Kultaankoski rapids in Kotka, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) inland of the Gulf of Finland. The eastern branch splits into the Korkeakoski and Koivukoski branches, the latter branch dividing again to form two mouths
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of 37,107 square kilometres (14,327 sq mi) extends to almost 600 kilometres (370 mi) inside the
Tavastia, Central Finland, Savonia and Ostrobothnia. The furthest source of the river is
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