Malgora () is a peak in
Vologda Oblast
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Russia
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. It is the highest point in the region.
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Etymology
Despite being a major summit of the Vepsian Upland, the name of the mountain is not of Vepsian
Veps, or Vepsians (), are a Baltic Finnic people who speak the Veps language, which belongs to the Finnic branch of the Uralic languages.
According to the 2002 Russian census, there were 8,240 Veps in Russia. Of the 281 Veps in Ukraine, 11 spo ...
origin, but is likely derived from the Karelian word "malja" ("bowl").
Description
Malgora is a high mountain located just east of Oshta in the Vepsian Upland. The mountain rises in the northwestern sector of the Vytegorsky District
Vytegorsky District () is an administrativeLaw #371-OZ and municipalLaw #1113-OZ district (raion), one of the administrative divisions of Vologda Oblast, twenty-six in Vologda Oblast, Russia. It is located in the northwest of the oblast and borders ...
and is the highest point of the Vepsian Hills.Google Earth
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coniferous
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forest. There is a geodetic marker
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at the top.Пеше-водный поход по Вепсовской возвышенности (Hiking in the Veps Hills)
(in Russian)
See also
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List of highest points of Russian federal subjects
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List Above 1000 m
Below 1000 m
See also
* List of mountains and hills of Russia
* List of European ultra-prominent peaks
* List of Ultras of Central Asia
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List of mountains and hills of Russia
This is a list of mountains and hills of Russia.
List by elevation
Over 5000 meters
4000 to 4999 meters
3000 to 3999 meters
2000 to 2999 meters
1000 to 1999 meters
Under 1000 meters
See also
* Highest points of Russian Fede ...
References
External links
Veps Hills, Makarevskaya, Russia - tourist attractions
Malgora
Landforms of Vologda Oblast
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