Dnieper Upland

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Dnieper Upland is a large elevated plateau region in central Ukraine characterized by rolling hills, river valleys, and fertile agricultural land.

All labels observed (1)

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Dnieper Upland canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
upland
administrativeRegion Cherkasy Oblast
Kirovohrad Oblast
Kyiv Oblast
Poltava Oblast
Vinnytsia Oblast
climate temperate continental climate
continent Europe
country Ukraine
drainageBasin Dnieper basin
Southern Bug
surface form: Southern Bug basin
extendsFrom Dnieper
surface form: Dnieper River
extendsTo Southern Bug River
geology crystalline basement
loess deposits
sedimentary rocks
hasCharacteristic elevated relief
fertile soils
intensive agriculture
hasEconomicActivity grain production
sugar beet cultivation
sunflower cultivation
hasLandformType plateau upland
highestPointElevation about 323 metres
locatedIn central Ukraine
locatedOn right bank of the Dnieper River
majorRiver Dnieper
surface form: Dnieper River

Ros River NERFINISHED
Sula River
Tiasmyn River NERFINISHED
Vorskla River
near Cherkasy
Kyiv
Poltava
partOf Russian Plain
surface form: East European Plain

Ukrainian Shield
soilType chernozem
terrainFeature deep ravines
dissected plateau
gullies
river valleys
rolling hills
usedFor crop cultivation
livestock farming
vegetation forest-steppe

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Central Ukraine locatedInRegion Dnieper Upland
Polesia borderedBy Dnieper Upland