One of the largest regions in Russia is Leningradskaya. It is located in the north-west of the country, on an area of 86, 000 square meters. km Only 6.7 million people live here. The region is comparable with Austria, whose population is 7.6 million people, inhabiting an area of 84, 000 square meters. km
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An interesting geographical position is the city of St. Petersburg. Altitude is diverse throughout the city, but on average is relatively small.
It should be noted that St. Petersburg in its location is the northernmost of the cities in the world, with a population of more than 1 million people. It is located in northwestern Russia, on the coast of the Neva Bay, adjacent to the mouth of the river. Neva (Gulf of Finland), and also occupies some of the islands of the Neva Delta. Its total area is 14, 390 square meters. km
After reading this article, you can find out more detailed information about the geographical position of the Northern capital (St. Petersburg): altitude, location, topography and more.
City division
The city can be divided into 3 parts: Vyborg side (right-bank north); Moscow side (left-bank, south); island central part. Most of the city is located on islands, of which there were 147 in the first quarter of the 19th century, and 101 at the end of the century. By 1976, there were 42 of them in the city, 29 of which were unnamed. Vasilievsky Island (an area of 10 sq. Km) is the largest.
Due to the fact that the altitude is insignificant, St. Petersburg ranks first in Russia in terms of water volumes, and one of the first in the world. The main waterway of the northern capital is the Neva River, whose length is 74 km.
The delta of the modern Neva was formed about 4000 years ago, as a result of the breakthrough of waters into the Gulf of Finland from Lake Ladoga. The banks of the river used to be very boggy. Shuvalovskoe and Lakhtinskoye swamps have survived to this day.
The Neva River Delta has an area of 83 square meters. km The height of its shores is on average 3-6 meters, and in the city - about 3 meters.
Geography of St. Petersburg
The city in its area can be compared with a small European state. In addition, it has its own mountains, lakes and rivers. The shape is a huge bowl, stretched from north to south. Its edges are the shores of the ancient Baltic Sea - the heights of Pargolovsky and Koltushsky (about 60 meters above sea level) in the northeast and north, Duderhof (height up to 176 meters), Pulkovo and Pushkin (75 meters) in the south and southwest.
It is noteworthy that in the entire northern Palmyra, relatively low altitude. St. Petersburg is located in the territory that belongs to the Prievskaya lowland and is located by the bay. The mainland rises above the sea level by only about 3 meters, only Smolninsky and Vyborg regions - slightly higher (up to 24 meters). There are also some small, higher terrain, which can be found below.
From north to south the city stretches for 44 kilometers, and from east to west - for 25. Its area is more than 600 square meters. km
The city center (geographical) is located in the Gulf of Finland, near the village of Olgino.
The geographic coordinates of St. Petersburg are 59.89 north. latitude and 30.26 east longitude. The same latitude passes through Alaska (southern coast) and Greenland, through Magadan, Ukhta and Oslo (the capital of Norway). And at the same longitude are the cities of Cairo, Kiev, Odessa, Khartoum and Pretoria.
Relief
The relief feature is a very low altitude.
St. Petersburg is to a greater extent located in the territory, which is a low flat plain containing many ancient sea terraces. Of these, the most famous is Litorinovaya, which has its origin in the vicinity of the Avtovo metro station. And it stretches along Stachek Avenue and almost the entire Peterhof Highway.
She got her name from the name of the Litorinov Sea, which existed about 4-7 thousand years ago on the site of the present Baltic. The terrace in the city has been greatly transformed in the process of human life (streets and avenues with rather heavy traffic were built).
At what altitude is St. Petersburg?
The heights in the city are very diverse. The northern territories in the area of wetlands of the Yuntolovsky Reserve are 1 meter high, and in the Poklonnaya Gora areas - 40 meters. Southern heights average between 5 and 18 meters. In some southern and northern suburban areas, in some places, the average elevation of the relief reaches 60 m.
The highest point in the city is 176 meters in the Duderhof mountains. And the lowest point (land) is in the Kronstadt area. This is the Dock Basin, whose average annual water surface level is 11.4 meters below the zero of the Kronshtadtsky stock.
Altitude (St. Petersburg, center) averages 5 meters. It is distributed in its regions as follows: in the central regions - 1-5 meters, in the peripheral northern regions - 5-30 meters; in the peripheral southern and southwestern regions - 5-2 meters. The area of Krasnoye Selo (approximately 70-110 meters) and Voronya Gora (176 meters) are the highest sections.
