Azov Upland

Plateau in Donetsk and Zaporizhia Oblasts, Ukraine From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Azov Upland or Cisazov Upland is a plateau or range of hills in East Ukraine within the Donetsk and Zaporizhia oblasts.

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Hill "Kamyana Mohyla"

To the north it borders Dnieper Lowland, to northeast Donets Ridge, southwest Black Sea Lowland, south Azov Lowland. Elevation varies between 200–250 m (660–820 ft).

Interesting features are mounds locally known as mohyly similar to Russian equivalent of kurgan. The highest hill is Belmak-Mohyla (Horyla) that rises at 327 m (1,073 ft).

The climate is similar to Donets Ridge. Soils are categorized as chernozem of poor or medium humus. Vegetation is a fescue-feather-grass steppe.

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