Azov Upland is a plateau or range of hills in East Ukraine within the Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts .
4-414: To the north it borders Dnieper Lowland , to northeast – Donets Ridge , southwest – Black Sea Lowland , south – Azov Lowland . Elevation varies between 200–250 m (660–820 ft). Interesting features are mounds locally known as mohyly similar to Russian equivalent of kurgan . The highest hill is Belmak-Mohyla (Horyla) that rises at 327 m (1,073 ft). The climate
8-547: Is a major geographic feature of the Central Ukraine region and the East European Plain . It lies along the midstream of Dnieper river mostly on its left bank from Belarus all the way to Dnipropetrovsk Oblast . The lowland is an extended valley of Dnieper with a system of floodplains. To its northwest is located the swampy Polesian Lowland , to the northeast and east is Central Russian Upland , on
12-545: Is similar to Donets Ridge . Soils are categorized as chernozem of poor or medium humus. Vegetation is a fescue-feather-grass steppe . 47°19′53″N 36°34′45″E / 47.3315°N 36.5791°E / 47.3315; 36.5791 This article about a location in Ukraine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Dnieper Lowland Dnieper Lowland ( Ukrainian : Придніпровська низовина , romanized : Prydniprovska nyzovyna )
16-527: The right bank of Dnieper rises Dnieper Upland , which with Zaporizhia Ridge is connected with Donets-Azov Plateau. Geologically, it is part of the Dnieper-Donets Depression which is rich on deposits of oil, gas, rock salt , and construction materials. The Dnieper Lowland is divided into bigger Dnieper Plain and smaller Poltava Plain. Dnieper Plain is located around Kyiv near confluence of Desna and Dnieper , while Poltava Plain
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