Volhynian Upland
The Volhynian Upland (
upland in western Ukraine, with its small northwestern part stretching into eastern Poland
.
The Podolian Upland and the Volhynian Upland are sometimes grouped together as the Volhynian-Podolian Upland. It should be known that both uplands are separated by a plain called "Little Polesia" (Ukrainian: Мале Полісся).
Volhynian Upland lays between
Sluch River. It stretches for over 200 km (120 mi) with a width around 80 km (50 mi). Average elevation is 220–250 m (720–820 ft) with the maximum being about 360 m (358 or 361 m according to various sources) in the Povcha Upland.[1][2]
Its surface is weakly wavy dissected by wide river valleys and gulches.
Geologically, it consists of
peat bogs
.
The geographic region consists of following distinct smaller sub-regions
- Sokal Hills
- Bug River Upland
- Horodło Hills
- Hrubieszow Valley
- Horokhiv Upland
- Povcha Upland
- Rivne Plateau
- Hoshcha Plateau
- Mizoch Ridge
- Shepetivka Plain
References
- ISSN 2083-9480.
- ^ Новак, Тарас Андрійович (2020). Рельєф Волинської височини: проблеми просторової диференціації [Relief of the Volhynian Upland: problems of spatial differentiation] (PDF) (in Ukrainian). Кваліфікаційна наукова праця, Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата географічних наук. Львів.
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External links
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