- Valdai Hills
The Valdai Hills (Russian: Валда́йская возвы́шенность or Валда́й, Latvian: Valdaja augstiene) are an upland region in north-west of central
Russia running north-south, about midway betweenSt. Petersburg andMoscow , spanning the Novgorod, Tver, Pskov, and SmolenskOblast s.The hills are a northward extension of the
Central Russian Upland . The ridge is overlain by depositedglacial materials in the form of terminalmoraine s and otherdetritus . The Valdai Hills reach maximum height, nearVyshny Volochyok , of 346,9 m. [ [http://www.v-volok.ru/history/ Вышневолоцкий район ] ] [ [http://www.tverlife.ru/_content.php?Id=1.2.16&tli=25120 Тверская Жизнь - Архив ] ] [ [http://volochek.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14&Itemid=37 Русская Венеция - Offline ] ] .The rivers Volga,Daugava (Western Dvina), Lovat, Msta, Dnieper, and others originate in the Valdai. It is a place of many lakes, among them theVolgo ,Peno , Seliger,Brosno , andValdai Lake .cite book
last =Darby
first =
authorlink =
coauthors =Richard Brookes, William Darby
title =Darby's Universal Gazetteer: Or, A New Geographical Dictionary ...
publisher =Bennett & Walton
year =1827
location =Original from the New York Public Library
pages =page 837
url =http://books.google.com/books?id=NrsBAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA837&dq=%22Valdai+Lake%22&client=firefox-a
doi =
id = ]The Valdai Hills are a popular
tourist destination , particularly for fishing. The towns ofOstashkov andValday are also remarkable for their historical associations.References
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