The Vepsian Upland (Russian: Вепсовская возвышенность, Вепсская возвышенность; Veps: Vepsän ülüz) is a hilly region of the East European Plain located in Vologda Oblast and Leningrad Oblast, Russia. Lake Onega is located to the north.[3]
A 189,100 hectares (467,000 acres) forested sector at the western end of the hills is a protected area under the name Vepsian Forest (Veps: Vepsän mec; Russian: Вепсский лес). It was established in 1999.[4] Lake Shimozero, located in the eastern part of the Vepsian Upland, is also a protected area since 1978.[5]
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The VepsianUpland (Russian: Вепсовская возвышенность, Вепсская возвышенность; Veps: Vepsän ülüz) is a hilly region of the East European Plain located...
are a northward extension of the Central Russian Upland. To the northwest stretches the VepsianUpland. The ridge is overlain by deposited glacial materials...
highest point of Leningrad Oblast, and one of the highest points of the VepsianUpland, standing at 291 m (955 ft) above sea level. Lake Chogozero is located...
the region. Despite being a major summit of the VepsianUpland, the name of the mountain is not of Vepsian origin, but is likely derived from the Karelian...
rocky Karelian Isthmus, which contains a lake district, as well as the VepsianUpland in the east. The biggest lakes on the isthmus are Lake Vuoksa, Lake...
mentioned already in the chronicles of 1137. List of rivers of Russia VepsianUpland Река Оять (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 2...
It is a popular destination for kayaking. List of rivers of Russia VepsianUpland Река Капша (in Russian). State Water Register of Russia. Retrieved 23...
district is located on the Tikhvin Ridge, a hilly area connecting with the VepsianUpland, which separates the basins of the Baltic and Caspian Seas. The altitudes...
Tarasino is the nearest rural locality. Malgora, the highest point of the VepsianUpland, rises to the east of Oshta. Село Ошта на карте Данные переписи 2002...
forests. The VepsianUpland is a hilly area in the northeast. The area was populated by Balto-Finnic peoples, whose descendants, Vepsians, still live in...
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tributaries of Lake Beloye and thus belong to the basin of the Volga. The VepsianUpland rises in the western part with 304 metres (997 ft) high Malgora hill...
Tshivenda South Africa (Vendaland) Christianity, Traditional African religions Vepsians Uralic → Finnic → Veps Russia (Former Veps National Volost; Vytegorsky...
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