Dnieper Upland

Dnieper Upland
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The Dnieper Upland (Ukrainian: Придніпровська височина) is a southeastern European plain occupying the territory between the Dnieper and Bug rivers. It lies in central Ukraine, occupying the oblasts of Zhytomyr, Kiev, Vinnitsa, Cherkasy, Kirovohrad and Dnipropetrovsk.

The upland contains a number of minerals including iron, manganese, granite, graphite, brown coal, kaolin etc.[1]

References

  1. ^ Small Mining Encyclopedia, Vol. 1,2/Edited by V.S. Biletsky. – Donetsk: Donbas, 2004. 2007. (in Ukrainian: Мала гірнича енциклопедія)


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