Vooremaa

977 km2

 


Typical content of drumlins is moraine
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Drumlin field in East Estonia formed by the glacier

Drumlins: longish moraine hills of 2.5 - 5 km in length, 0.5-0.8 km in width and 20-40 m in height, parallel to each other, heading NW - SE

Topography: ab 100 drumlins, paludified and lake filled depressions

The highest drumlin: the Laiuse drumlin (144 m)

13 longish lakes between drumlins and mounds, the biggest is Saadjärve lake

Ground water very near to the surface or comes out of springs

Striped landscape pattern of cultivated drumlins and forested depressions with grasslands

Settlements of long history on the slopes of drumlins

The biggest city: Jõgeva

Vooremaa Landscape Protection Area to protect the unique landscape