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 ...

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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.Природный парк «Вепсский лес»
/ref> Lake Shimozero, located in the eastern part of the Vepsian Upland, is also a protected area since 1978.Шимозерский
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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

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of the Baltic and the

Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, often described as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. An endorheic basin, it lies between Europe and Asia; east of the Caucasus, west of the broad steppe of Central Asia ...

s.Вепсовская возвышенность
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:'' in 30 vols. / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov. - 3rd ed. - M. Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978Тихвинская гряда
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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,

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, Tutoka and Yavosma.Обзор: Реки Вепсовской возвышенности
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Вепсский лес / Vepsian forestVeps Hills
{{Russia-geo-stub Landforms of Leningrad Oblast Landforms of Vologda Oblast

Geography

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