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Koltushi Hills

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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 glaciolacustrine kame terraces. The hills stretch for 12 kilometres from the North to the South and for six kilometres from the east to west. The territory abounds in enclosed lakes. From the south and east the kames join an undulating moraine relief. The Hills accommodate the settlements of Voeikovo, Pavlovo, Koltushi with a number of science and research institute located there. It is also know as a recreational, gardening and summer house area, and a nature sanctuary.

Y. P. Seliverstov.