Oshmyany Upland

region, Belarus

Also known as: Ashmyanskae Upland, Ashmyany Upland

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The Oshmyany Upland is a region in western Belarus, part of the larger Belarusian Ridge. This upland area is characterized by terminal moraines from the Pleistocene Epoch's Valday glaciation. Its surface is generally flat or gently rolling and covered with sandy soils. The original forest cover has largely been removed. The Oshmyany Upland is situated between Minsk and Vilnius, Lithuania. The Belarusian Ridge itself stretches from the Polish border northeastward past Minsk, eventually linking with the Smolensk-Moscow Upland.12

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…the main Belarusian Ridge, the Ashmyany Upland, consisting of terminal moraines from the same glacial period, lies between Minsk and Vilnius, in neighbouring Lithuania. The surfaces of its ridges tend to be flat or gently rolling and covered by light sandy podzolic soils; they are largely cleared of their original…
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…the main Belarusian Ridge, the Ashmyany Upland, consisting of terminal moraines from the same glacial period, lies between Minsk and Vilnius, in neighbouring Lithuania. The surfaces of its ridges tend to be flat or gently rolling and covered by light sandy podzolic soils; they are largely cleared of their original…
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