On the map of Poland.
Уuławy ( исuławy Wiślane ), a lowland region in northern Poland , in the Vistula delta .
The area of the district is about 1,000 km². Zhulavy are separated from the Baltic Sea by sand dunes , composed of alluvial sediments . Part of the territory is below sea level (up to -1.8 m). Numerous dams and over 17,000 km of reclamation canals have been built here .
In the south of the district wheat , sugar beets , hemp are cultivated; in the north and east - dairy farming , in the northwest - vegetable growing .
Sources
- Zhulavy // Great Soviet Encyclopedia : [in 30 vol.] / Ch. ed. A.M. Prokhorov . - 3rd ed. - M .: Soviet Encyclopedia, 1969-1978. .
- Dictionary of modern geographical names / Rus. geo about . Mosk. Centre; Under the total. ed. Acad. V.M. Kotlyakova . Institute of Geography RAS . - Yekaterinburg: U-Factoria, 2006 ..