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Duderhof Heights
DUDERHOF HEIGHTS a group of hills of glacial origin in the south of St. Petersburg eastwards from Krasnoe Selo and the Ligovo-Gatchina Railway. In the early 18th century they were known as the Duderhof Hills later Duderhof Heights (from Lappish
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Izhora Hills
IZHORA HILLS (Izhora Plateau) the highest western part of the so-called Ordovician Plateau. It received its name form the Izhora people who inhabited the territory. It stretches between the Luga, Oredezh and Tosna River valleys approaching St
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Koltushi Hills
KOLTUSHI HILLS, a height east of St. Petersburg within the boundaries of Neva Lowland. It is a group of kame hills with a height of 60.5 to 78.3 meters above the reclaimed swampy piedmonts at the elevation of 25-35 meters formed along the
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Pargolovo Hills
PARGOLOVO HILLS, a natural prominence in the south of St. Petersburg. It received its name from a Finish village of Parkola (later called Pargolovo) that was once situated in the surroundings
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Poklonnaya Hill
POKLONNAYA HILL, a hill to the north of St. Petersburg at the intersection of the present Engels, Toreza and Severny Avenues, at the southern extremity of the Pargolovo Hills
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Pulkovskiye Heights
PULKOVSKIYE HEIGHTS, a natural prominence to the south of St. Petersburg, which received its name from the village of Pulkovo that once existed in the vicinity
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Voronya Mountain
VORONYA MOUNTAIN, a peak to the south of St. Petersburg in the vicinity of Krasnoe Selo village, one of the highest points of the Duderhof Heights (147 meters above the sea level); it overlooks the surroundings with the elevation of approximately
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