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Encyclopedia > Dobrogea Plateau

The Dobrogea Plateau (Romanian: Podişul Dobrogei) is a plateau in Eastern Romania located in the Dobruja region, sorrounded to the north and west by the Danube and to the east by the Danube Delta and the Black Sea. Dobruja, or sometimes Dobrudja (Dobrogea in Romanian, Добруджа—transliterated Dobrudzha—in Bulgarian, Dobruca in Turkish), is the territory between the lower Danube river and the Black Sea, including the Danube Delta, Romanian coast and the northernmost part of the Bulgarian coast. ... The Danube (German: Donau, Slovak: Dunaj, Hungarian: Duna, Slovenian: Donava, Croatian: Dunav, Serbian: Дунав/Dunav, Bulgarian: Дунав, Romanian: Dunăre, Ukrainian: , Latin: Danuvius, Turkish: Tuna) is Europes second-longest river (after the Volga). ... Danube Delta - Landsat satellite photo (2000) The Danube Delta (Delta Dunării in Romanian), located in Dobrogea, Romania and a small part in Odeska oblast, Ukraine, is the largest and best preserved of European deltas, with an area of 3446 km². The delta is located around the area where... Map of the Black Sea. ...


Its average altitude is around 200-300 metres, higher in the northern part. The highest point is the Ţuţuiatu/Greci Peak in the Măcin Mountains, at a height of 467 m. Măcin Mountains is a mountain range located in Tulcea county, Dobrogea, Romania and are one of the oldest in Europe, being formed around 400 million years ago. ...


The climate is slightly warmer and more arid than in the rest of Romania and as such, its flora and flora contains some Mediterranean species.


The Casimcea River and Taiţa River flow through it from west to east. There are several lakes, including some lagoons. The most important being Oltina Lake, Bugeac Lake, Mangalia Lake, Techirghiol Lake, Siutghiol Lake, Tasaul Lake, Razim Lake.


Subdivisions

Its main subdivisions are:

  • Măcin Mountains
  • Casimcea Plateau
  • Tulcea Hills
  • Medgidia Plateau
  • Negru Vodă Plateau
  • Oltina Plateau

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