The Polesian Lowland is a lowland in the southwestern portion of the East European Plain in the drainage basins of several rivers including the

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and Desna. It stretches along the Belarus–Ukraine border. The eastern part of the lowland extends into Bryansk Oblast in the

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. The lowland has an area of . The Polesian Lowland is characterised by predominance of sandy lowlands with large, mostly swampy valleys. Its average elevation is , while its maximum elevation is (Ovruch Ridge).О. М. Маринич
Polesian Lowland (Poliska nizovina)
at Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia (Internet Archive).

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{{coord missing, Ukraine East European Plain Plains of Belarus Plains of Poland Plains of Russia Plains of Ukraine

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