The district is located on both banks of the Northern Dvina River and its main right tributary, the Vychegda.

It docked at the mouth of the Dvina River.

In 1584 the English established Archangel, a port on the Dvina River, where they built factories and warehouses.

On 29 November 1898, disillusioned in love, Ganivet drowned himself in the Dvina River.

Division to the Dvina River to establish a bridgehead on the eastern side of it at Yelnya.

The district is elongated from south to north and is crossed by the Northern Dvina River which divides it into two roughly equal parts.

These hilly landscapes contrast with the plain to the west, in the valley of the Northern Dvina River.

Empire Elgar sailed down the Dvina River to where a jetty served the naval base and airfield.

It lies on the delta of the Northern Dvina River near the coast of the White Sea.

But soon even her encouragement was not enough, and he had to come to ground at the frozen-over waters of the Western Dvina River.