The Volhynian Upland ( uk, Волинська височина, ''volynska vysochyna'') is an upland in

western Ukraine Western Ukraine or West Ukraine ( uk, Західна Україна, Zakhidna Ukraina or , ) is the territory of Ukraine linked to the former Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austr ...

, with its small northwestern part stretching into eastern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

. The Podolian Upland and the Volhynian Upland are sometimes grouped together as the

Volhynian-Podolian Upland Volhynian-Podolian Upland ( uk, Волинсько-Поділська височина) is a system of uplands in West Ukraine and Right-bank Ukraine. The upland includes such features: * Podillia Upland ** Opillia Upland **Lviv Plateau **Holo ...

. It should be known that both uplands are separated by a plain called "Little Polesia" ( uk, Мале Полісся). Volhynian Upland lays between

Western Bug uk, Західний Буг be, Захо́дні Буг , name_etymology = , image = Wyszkow_Bug.jpg , image_size = 250 , image_caption = Bug River in the vicinity of Wyszków, Poland , map = V ...

and Korchyk River which is a tributary of Sluch River. It stretches for over with a width around . Average elevation is with the maximum being Mizoch Ridge . Its surface is weakly wavy dissected by wide river valleys and gulches. Geologically, it consists of Paleozoic deposits overlapped with rocks of Cretaceous system. There are

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, Dolomite (rock), dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathe ...

forms of relief and in karstic depressions there exist small lakes. Among minerals there are chalk, black coal, peat,

pegmatites A pegmatite is an igneous rock showing a very coarse texture, with large interlocking crystals usually greater in size than and sometimes greater than . Most pegmatites are composed of quartz, feldspar, and mica, having a similar silicic ...

, clays. Widespread there are

peat bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

s. 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

External links

* Volhynian Upland at the

Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( uk, Українська радянська енциклопедія, ''Ukrayinska radyanska entsyklopediya'') was a multi-purpose encyclopedia of Ukraine, issued in the USSR. First attempt Following th ...

. Plateaus of Ukraine Plateaus of Poland Volhynian-Podolian Upland {{Poland-geo-stub