| Volga Upland | |
|---|---|
| Приволжская возвышенность | |
_002.jpg) Stolbichi wall on the banks of the Volga | |
| Highest point | |
| Peak | Unnamed |
| Elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Dimensions | |
| Length | 800 km (500 mi) NNE/SSW |
| Width | 500 km (310 mi) ESE/WNW |
| Geography | |
.jpg)  Location  Volga Upland (Russia) | |
| Location | Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, Mordovia, Chuvashia, Tatarstan, Penza Oblast, Ulyanovsk Oblast, Samara Oblast, Saratov Oblast, Volgograd Oblast, Russia |
| Range coordinates | 53°07′N 46°36′E / 53.117°N 46.600°E[1] |
| Parent range | East European Plain |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Carboniferous, Cretaceous |
| Type of rock | Limestones, dolomite, sandstone, chalk |
The Volga Upland, also known as the Volga Uplands, Volga Hills,[2] or Volga Plateau (Приволжская возвышенность), is a vast region of the East European Plain in the European part of Russia that lies west of the Volga River and east of the Central Russian Upland.[3]
The uplands lie in the cool continental climate zone, characterised by large fluctuations in seasonal temperatures and generally little rainfall. Outside of the cities in the region, population density is generally between 28 and 129 inhabitants per square mile.
- ^ Google Earth
- ^ "Volga Hills." Columbia Gazetteer of the World Online. 2009. Columbia University Press. 06 Feb. 2009. [1]
- ^ "Приволжская возвышенность". Great Soviet Encyclopedia.