Sunday, June 21, 2020

Hungary as an exclave of the Eurasian Steppe

 Hungary's geology of the Puszta, Hortobagy, and Pannonia is part of the Great Eurasian Steppe.

"The Eurasian Steppe, also called the Great Steppe or the steppes, is the vast steppe ecoregion of Eurasia in the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome. It stretches from Bulgaria, Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Western Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Xinjiang, Mongolia, and Manchuria, with one major exclave*, the Pannonian steppe or Puszta, located mostly in Hungary."

The blue blob on the far left is Hungary, separated from the rest of the Great Steppe by the curve of the Carpathian Mountains.

Click here for more info about the steppe ecoregion: wiki/Eurasian_Steppe

*An exclave is a portion of a state or territory geographically separated from the main part by surrounding alien territory (of one or more states) Many exclaves are also enclaves. Unlike an enclave, an exclave can be surrounded by several states.

Click here to learn about exclaves: wiki/Enclave_and_exclave


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