ðə nˈɛvə splˈɪts ˌɪntʊ ɡɹˈeɪt nˈɛvə ðə sˈʌðɚn ˈɑːɹmlɪt ænd lˈɪɾəl nˈɛvə ðə nˈɔːɹðɚn ˈɑːɹmlɪt nˌɪɹ ðə spˈɪt ʌv vˌæsɪlˈiːvski ˈaɪlənd ˈiːstɚnmˌoʊst tˈɪp ʌvðɪ ˈaɪlənd, ɪnðə hɪstˈɔːɹɪk sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə sˈɪɾi ʌv sˈeɪnt pˈiːɾɚzbˌɜːɡ.
The Neva splits into Great Neva (the southern armlet) and Little Neva (the northern armlet) near the Spit of Vasilievsky Island (easternmost tip of the island), in the historic centre of the city of Saint Petersburg.