Povcha Upland Explained

The Povcha Upland (Повчанська височина in Ukrainian) is a hill range in Ukraine, forming part of the Volhynian Upland.^[1]

The Povcha Upland is situated in western Ukraine, between the valleys of the Styr and the Ikva, surrounding and taking its name from the village of Povcha (Ukrainian: Повча; former Polish name: Pełcza), about 105 km from the Polish-Ukrainian border. Its highest peak is at 361 m a.s.l.^[2] (358 m according to other sources)^[3] compared to the mean maximum altitude of the surrounding plain being about 270–280 m; this is the highest point of the Volhynian Upland.

The Povcha Upland is also called a 'range' (Polish: Pasmo Pełczańskie)^[4] or even (in older sources) 'mountains' (Polish: Góry Pełczańskie).^[5] Sometimes it is treated as the Povcha-Mizoch Range^[6] (Polish: Pasmo Pełczańsko-Mizockie)^[7] together with its eastern continuation, the ; however, on account of differences in geology^[8] and geomorphology,^[9] the Povcha Upland and the Mizoch Range are better treated as separate physiographic units. The western continuation of the Povcha Upland is the (Ukrainian: Сокальське пасмо; Polish: Grzęda Sokalska) situated partly in Ukraine and partly in Poland.

Natural vegetation of the Povcha Upland consists or consisted of deciduous and mixed forests, with small patches of steppe vegetation on southern slopes of the hills.

In the Povcha Upland there are (or used to be) a few outcrops of Devonian rocks. Their scientific importance is due to the fact that these are the only outcrops of this system in an area otherwise devoid of any (namely between the Holy Cross Mountains to the west and the Dniester valley to the east).^[10] Middle Devonian fossil fauna, including brachiopods, corals, and conodonts, is known from the environs of Povcha.^{[11] [12]}

Notes and References

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2. Book: Новак, Тарас Андрійович . Рельєф Волинської височини: проблеми просторової диференціації . 2020 . Львів . Relief of the Volhynian Upland: problems of spatial differentiation; Кваліфікаційна наукова праця, Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата географічних наук. . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408105907/https://scc.knu.ua/upload/iblock/91e/dis_Novak%20T..pdf . live .
3. Kobendza . R. . 1933 . Kilka uwag o roślinności płaskowzgórza Pełczańskiego na Wołyniu [Einige Bemerkungen über die Flora des Plateaus von Pełcza in Wolhynien] ]. Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae . en-US . 10 . 2 . 291–295 . 10.5586/asbp.1933.007 . 2083-9480 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408104842/https://pbsociety.org.pl/journals/index.php/asbp/article/view/asbp.1933.007 . live . free .
4. Borusiewicz . A. . 1939 . Krainy geograficzne Wołynia . Natural divisions of Volhynia; English summary on pp. 24–25 . Rocznik Wołyński . Równe . 8 . 1–25 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408100508/https://bcul.lib.uni.lodz.pl/dlibra/publication/57825/edition/50588/content . live .
5. Book: Siemiradzki, Józef . Geologja ziem polskich. Tom 1: Formacje starsze, do jurajskiej włącznie . 1922 . Muzeum im. Dzieduszyckich . 2nd . Lwów . 2024-04-09 . 2022-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220708131202/https://www.sbc.org.pl//Content/217007/geologja_ziem_polskich_tom_1.pdf . live .
6. Halamski . Adam T. . 2012-12-01 . Diversity of the Schizophoria lineage (Brachiopoda: Orthida) in the Lower and Middle Devonian of Poland and adjacent areas . Paläontologische Zeitschrift . en . 86 . 4 . 347–365 . 10.1007/s12542-012-0136-2 . 2012PalZ...86..347H . 1867-6812 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410181329/https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12542-012-0136-2 . live . free .
7. Book: Lencewicz, Stanisław . Wielka Geografia Powszechna: Polska . 1937 . Trzaska, Evert & Michalski . Warszawa . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408085815/https://fbc.pionier.net.pl/details/nnk243n . live .
8. Maruszczak . Henryk . Sirenko . Ina . 1990 . Problemy regionalizacji geomorfologicznej wschodniej części wału metakarpackiego . Problems of Geomorphological Regionalization of the Eastern Part of the Meta-Carpathian Arch; English summary on pp. 64–65 . Annales Universitatis Mariae Curie-Skłodowska (Lublin – Polonia) . 44/45 . 2 . 37–65 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240408085812/http://bc.umcs.pl/Content/32858/PDF/czas4052_44_45_1989_1990_2.pdf . live .
9. Novak . Taras . Bermes . Andriy . 2015 . Relationships between tectonics and drainage network planar geometry of the Povcha and Mizoch uplands, NW Ukraine . Prace Studenckiego Koła Naukowego Geografów Uniwersytetu Pedagogicznego w Krakowie . 4 . 109–120 . 2300-3928 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240410181341/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277077017_Relationships_between_tectonics_and_drainage_network_planar_geometry_of_the_Povcha_and_Mizoch_uplands_NW_Ukraine . live .
10. Samsonowicz . Jan . 1950 . Dewon Wołynia . The Devonian of Volhynia; English summary on pp. 480–518 . Acta Geologica Polonica . en . 1 . 4 . 401–520.
11. Kelus . Aleksander . 1939 . Devonische Brachiopoden und Korallen der Umgebung von Pełcza in Volhynien . Państwowy Instytut Geologiczny, Biuletyn . Warszawa . 8 . 2024-04-09 . 2024-04-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240409083822/https://new.fbc.pionier.net.pl/publication/a59d8244ebf60d2d7b8e . live .
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