Vepsian Upland (russian: Вепсовская возвышенность vep, Vepsän ülüz) is a
hill
A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct summit.
Terminology
The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally considered to be not a ...
y region of the
East European Plain
The East European Plain (also called the Russian Plain, "Extending from eastern Poland through the entire European Russia to the Ural Mountaina, the ''East European Plain'' encompasses all of the Baltic states and Belarus, nearly all of Ukraine, an ...
located in
Vologda Oblast
Vologda Oblast ( rus, Вологодская область, p=vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, r=Vologodskaya oblast, ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. The Oblast has a population of 1,202,44 ...
and
Leningrad Oblast
Leningrad Oblast ( rus, Ленинградская область, Leningradskaya oblast’, lʲɪnʲɪnˈgratskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ, , ) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). It was established on 1 August 1927, although it was not until 194 ...
,
Russia
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.
Lake Onega
Lake Onega (; also known as Onego, rus, Оне́жское о́зеро, r=Onezhskoe ozero, p=ɐˈnʲɛʂskəɪ ˈozʲɪrə; fi, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi; vep, Änine, Änižjärv) is a lake in northwestern Russia, on the territory of the Repu ...
is located to the north.
A forested sector at the western end of the hills is a
protected area under the name
Vepsian Forest ( vep, Vepsän mec; russian: Вепсский лес). It was established in 1999.
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Geography
The Vepsian hilly area is a northward extension of the Central Russian Upland, in the same manner as the Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills (russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность, Valdáyskaya vozvýshennost'), sometimes referred to as just Valdai (russian: Валда́й, Valdáy), are an upland region in the north-west of central European Ru ...
to the southeast. The south-west / northeast oriented Tikhvin Ridge connects the central part of the Valdai Hills to the Vepsian Upland in its north-eastern part. Together with the Tikhvin Ridge, part of the Valdai Hills, the Vepsian Upland separates the basins
Basin may refer to:
Geography and geology
* Depression (geology)
** Back-arc basin, a submarine feature associated with island arcs and subduction zones
** Debris basin, designed to prevent damage from debris flow
** Drainage basin (hydrology), a ...
of the Baltic
Baltic may refer to:
Peoples and languages
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*Balts (or Baltic peoples), ethnic groups speaking the Baltic languages and/or originati ...
and the Caspian Sea
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s.[Вепсовская возвышенность](_blank)
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:'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978[Тихвинская гряда](_blank)
/ ''Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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:'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978
The upland stretches across Vytegorsky District
Vytegorsky District (russian: Вытего́рский райо́н) is an administrativeLaw #371-OZ and municipalLaw #1113-OZ district (raion), one of the twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and bor ...
, in the western part of Vologda Oblast, as well as the Podporozhsky, Boksitogorsky and Tikhvinsky districts of the eastern side of Leningrad Oblast.
The highest point is Malgora hill at . With a height of above sea level, it is also the highest point of Vologda Oblast. Gapselga, the highest point of Leningrad Oblast, reaching above sea level, is also located in the Vepsian Upland.[ Google Earth]
The main rivers of the hill area are the Shoksha
Shoksha (russian: Шокша) is a rural locality (a settlement) in Pakshengskoye Rural Settlement of Velsky District, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. The population was 102 as of 2014. There are 5 streets.
Geography
Shoksha is located 49 km north ...
, Oyat, Kapsha, Pasha
Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitar ...
, Tutoka and Yavosma.Обзор: Реки Вепсовской возвышенности
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See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal subjects
This is a list of the highest points of the Federal Subjects of the Russian Federation.
List Above 1000 m
Below 1000 m
See also
* List of mountains and hills of Russia
* List of European ultra-prominent peaks
* List of Ultras of Central Asi ...
*List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 metres
See also
*Highest points of Russian Federal s ...
* Vepsians § Geography
References
External links
Вепсский лес / Vepsian forest
Veps Hills
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Landforms of Leningrad Oblast
Landforms of Vologda Oblast