The Volhynian Upland ( uk, Волинська височина, ''volynska vysochyna'') is an

upland Upland or Uplands may refer to: Geography *Hill, an area of higher land, generally *Highland, an area of higher land divided into low and high points *Upland and lowland, conditional descriptions of a plain based on elevation above sea level *I ...

western Ukraine Western Ukraine or West Ukraine ( uk, Західна Україна, Zakhidna Ukraina or , ) is the territory of Ukraine linked to the former Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, which was part of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Austri ...

, with its small northwestern part stretching into eastern

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

. The

Podolian Upland The Podolian Upland (Podolian Plateau) or Podillia Upland ( uk, подільська височина, ''podilska vysochyna'') is a highland area in southwestern Ukraine, on the left (northeast) bank of the Dniester River, with small portions in ...

and the Volhynian Upland are sometimes grouped together as the Volhynian-Podolian Upland. It should be known that both uplands are separated by a plain called "Little Polesia" ( uk, Мале Полісся). Volhynian Upland lays between Western Bug and Korchyk River which is a tributary of Sluch River. It stretches for over with a width around . Average elevation is with the maximum being

Mizoch Ridge Mizoch ( uk, Мізоч, russian: Мизоч, pl, Mizocz, yi, מיזאָטש) is an urban-type settlement in Zdolbuniv Raion, Rivne Oblast, Ukraine, 30 km far from Rivne. Its population was . History The first written record goes back to 1 ...

. Its surface is weakly wavy dissected by wide river valleys and gulches. Geologically, it consists of

Paleozoic deposits The Paleozoic (or Palaeozoic) Era is the earliest of three geologic eras of the Phanerozoic Eon. The name ''Paleozoic'' ( ;) was coined by the British geologist Adam Sedgwick in 1838 by combining the Greek words ''palaiós'' (, "old") and '' ...

overlapped with rocks of Cretaceous system. There are karst forms of relief and in karstic depressions there exist small lakes. Among minerals there are chalk, black coal, peat, pegmatites, clays. Widespread there are

peat bog A bog or bogland is a wetland that accumulates peat as a deposit of dead plant materials often mosses, typically sphagnum moss. It is one of the four main types of wetlands. Other names for bogs include mire, mosses, quagmire, and muskeg; a ...

s. The geographic region consists of following distinct smaller sub-regions * Sokal Hills * Bug River Upland * Horodło Hills * Hrubieszow Valley * Horokhiv Upland * Povcha Upland * Rivne Plateau * Hoshcha Plateau * Mizoch Ridge * Shepetivka Plain

External links

* Volhynian Upland at the

Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia The ''Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia'' ( uk, Українська радянська енциклопедія, ''Ukrayinska radyanska entsyklopediya'') was a multi-purpose encyclopedia of Ukraine, issued in the USSR. First attempt Following th ...

. Plateaus of Ukraine Plateaus of Poland Volhynian-Podolian Upland {{Poland-geo-stub