5-689: The Polesian Lowland is a lowland in the southwestern portion of the East European Plain in the drainage basins of several rivers including the Dnieper , Pripyat and Desna . It stretches along the Belarus–Ukraine border . It basically defines the historical region of Polesia . It is politically split into the Belarusian Polesia [ be ] in the south of Belarus, Ukrainian Polissya [ ru ] in
10-749: Is 150–200 m (490–660 ft), while its maximum elevation is 316 m (1,037 ft) (Ovruch Ridge). East European Plain The East European Plain (also called the Russian Plain , or historically the Sarmatic Plain ) is a vast interior plain extending east of the North European Plain , and comprising several plateaus stretching roughly from 25 degrees longitude eastward. It includes Volhynian-Podolian Upland on its westernmost fringe,
15-859: The Baltic states ( Estonia , Latvia and Lithuania ), European Russia , Belarus , Ukraine , Moldova , southeastern Romania , and, at its southernmost point, the Danubian Plain in Northern Bulgaria (including Ludogorie and Southern Dobruja ), it constitutes the majority of the Great European Plain (European Plain), the greatest mountain-free part of the European landscape. The plain spans approximately 4,000,000 km (2,000,000 sq mi) and averages about 170 m (560 ft) in elevation. The highest point of
20-948: The Central Russian Upland , and, on the eastern border, encompasses the Volga Upland . The plain includes also a series of major river basins such as the Dnepr Basin , the Oka–Don Lowland , and the Volga Basin . At the southeastern point of the East European Plain are the Caucasus and Crimean mountain ranges . Together with the North European Plain (covering much of Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Poland), and covering
25-502: The north of Ukraine (where Волинське, Рівненське, Житомирське, Київське Полісся are distinguished), the eastern part of the lowland extends into Bryansk Oblast in the Russian Federation , and the western part extends into Poland. The lowland has an area of 270,000 km (100,000 sq mi). The Polesian Lowland is characterised by predominance of sandy lowlands with large, mostly swampy valleys. Its average elevation
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