Moscow Oblast is mostly flat, with some hills with a height of about 160 meters in the western and extensive lowlands in the eastern part.
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15 Facts About Moscow Oblast
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Moscow Oblast is located in the central part of the East European craton.
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The Dnieper glacier covered a large part of the Russian Plain, whereas the Moscow Oblast glaciation stopped just south of the present city of Moscow Oblast.
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The last glaciation, the Valdai glaciation, occurred in the Late Pleistocene; it did not directly affect the territory of Moscow Oblast, but left traces in the form of fluvioglacial deposits, mainly in the north area.
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The northern part of Moscow Oblast includes such Volga tributaries as the Shosha, the Lama, the Dubna, the Sestra, and the Yakhroma.
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Moscow Oblast is dominated by relatively infertile podsol soils which require fertilizers for commercial agriculture.
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Rivers and lakes of Moscow Oblast are rich in fish, such as ruffe, carp, bream, bass, roaches, Chinese sleeper, perch and pike.
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Territory of what is Moscow Oblast had been inhabited for more than twenty thousand years.
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The southern part of Moscow Oblast was then part of the Principality of Ryazan; it was attached to Moscow only in the 1520.
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The industry of the Oblast relies on imported raw materials, strong scientific and technological base and highly skilled workforce; it is closely linked with the industry of Moscow.
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Chemical industry of the Moscow Oblast produces acids, mineral fertilizers, synthetic fibers, plastics, varnishes and paints, pharmaceuticals .
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Electricity for the Moscow Oblast is provided by the Kashirskaya thermal power plant, Dzerzhynskaya TPP No 22, Thermal Power Plant 27, Shatura Power Station, Zagorskaya hydroelectric power plant, Elektrogorsk TPP and several smaller plants.
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Moscow Oblast has a dense transport network, including roads, railways and waterways along the largest rivers, lakes and reservoirs.
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Moscow and Moscow Oblast have several international passenger airports, namely Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Ostafyevo.
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Moscow Oblast has a high density of scientific research institutions, especially related to engineering and military technologies.
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