Polesye (English spelling)

Japanese: ポレシエ（英語表記）Polesye

The largest marshland in Europe, straddling both Belarus and Ukraine. Originally the name means "low forest area". It covers an area of about 270,000 ^km2 , centering on the basin of the Pripyat River, a tributary of the Dnepr River on the right bank, and extending to the basin of the Desna River, a tributary of the Dnepr River on the left bank, and the main stream of the Dnepr River. The deposits of meltwater from the ice floes have complicated the water system, and residents have also dug waterways to build fish farms and water mills, which has contributed to the formation of marshes. Some parts are peatland, but most are covered with swamps with reeds and other grasses, or marshland forests mainly consisting of willows and alder trees, and forests account for one third of the total area. Only the upper terraces or sand dunes of the old riverbed have become island-like dry land, making agriculture possible. However, by the beginning of the 20th century, drainage ditches spanning several thousand kilometers had been dug, and large areas had been converted into farmland by drainage, and civil engineering work is still ongoing. The Pripyat River is the largest river in Russia, with 10,000 km2 of land area, and 10,000 km2 of land area.

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Japanese:

ベラルーシ，ウクライナ両国にまたがるヨーロッパ最大の沼沢地帯。原義は「低い森林地帯」。ドネプル川右岸支流プリピャチ川の流域を中心に，同左岸支流デスナ川およびドネプル川本流の流域にかけて広がり，面積約 27万 km²。融氷流水堆積物が水系を複雑にしたうえ，住民も養魚池や水車小屋をつくるため，水路を引き，湿地の形成を助長した。一部泥炭地となっているが，大半はアシなどの草生した湿地か，ヤナギ，ハンノキを主とした湿原の森林でおおわれ，森林は全面積の3分の1を占める。旧河床の上位段丘か砂丘上だけが島状の乾燥地となり，農業が可能となっている。しかし，20世紀初頭までに数千 kmにも及ぶ排水溝が掘られ，排水によって農地化した部分も広く，現在も土木工事が進行している。穀類，ジャガイモ，タイマなどの栽培と畜産，林業，泥炭採取などの産業がある。おもな都市はプリピャチ川に沿うモズイリ，トゥロフ，ピンスクなど。

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