Pripet Marshes
E309062
The Pripet Marshes are one of Europe’s largest wetlands, a vast swampy region of rivers, bogs, and forests spanning parts of Belarus and Ukraine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pripyat Marshes | 3 |
| Pinsk Marshes | 1 |
| Pripet Marshes canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
marsh ⓘ wetland ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Pripet Marshes
ⓘ
surface form:
Pinsk Marshes
Pripet Marshes ⓘ
surface form:
Pripyat Marshes
|
| area | about 270000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| borderRegionOf |
Belarus
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains | peat deposits ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country |
Belarus
ⓘ
Ukraine ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Pripyat River ⓘ |
| drainageBasin |
Dnieper
ⓘ
surface form:
Dnieper River
Pripyat River ⓘ |
| ecologicalImportance |
important carbon sink due to peatlands
ⓘ
major breeding ground for waterfowl ⓘ |
| ecoregionType | freshwater ecoregion ⓘ |
| environmentalConcern |
drainage for agriculture
ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ pollution from upstream industrial areas ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature | lowland plain ⓘ |
| habitatFor |
amphibians
ⓘ
large mammals ⓘ migratory birds ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | World War II military operations ⓘ |
| historicalUse | natural barrier in military campaigns ⓘ |
| hydrologicalFeature |
extensive river network
ⓘ
seasonal flooding ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of Europe’s largest wetlands
ⓘ
extensive peat bogs ⓘ high biodiversity ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym |
Belarusian
ⓘ
Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Eastern Europe
ⓘ
Polesia ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pripyat River ⓘ |
| partlyLocatedIn |
Polesia
ⓘ
surface form:
Belarusian Polesia
Polesia ⓘ
surface form:
Ukrainian Polesia
|
| partOf |
Dnipro river basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dnieper River basin
Russian Plain ⓘ
surface form:
East European Plain
|
| terrainType |
bog
ⓘ
floodplain forest ⓘ swamp ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
mixed forest
ⓘ
peat bog vegetation ⓘ wetland vegetation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Pripyat Marshes
this entity surface form:
Pripyat Marshes
this entity surface form:
Pinsk Marshes
this entity surface form:
Pripyat Marshes