Suceava Plateau
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Suceava Plateau (Romanian: Podişul Sucevei) is a geographic area in the NE Romania (parts of Suceava, Botoşani, Iaşi, and Neamţ counties), and SW Ukraine (parts of Chernivtsi Oblast). Suceava Plateau is the NW part of the Moldavian Plateau. It has altitudes that exceed 700 m and long ridges, such as:
- Fălticeni Plateau (Romanian: Podişul Fălticeni; also known as Ciungi Hills),
- Dragomirnei Plateau (Romanian: Podişul Dragomirnei; also known as Dragomirnei Hills),
- Siret Ridge (Romanian: Culmea Siretului); which itself contains Bour Hills, Şaua Bucecii/Bucecii Saddle, Dealul Mare/The Big Hill, and Şaua Ruginoasa/Ruginoasa Saddle,
- Ibăneşti Hills (Romanian: Dealurile Ibăneşti),
- Conzancea Hills (Romanian: Dealurile Cozancea),
- Prut Hills (Romanian: Deaurile Prutului) or Prut Ridge (Romanian: Culmea Prutului), which contain the famous Cosmin Forest (Romanian: Pădurea Cosminului)
- Ceremuş Hills (Romanian: Deaurile Ceremuşului)
In the Valley of the River Suceava, a hillock depression, the Rădăuţi Depression (Romanian: Depresiunea Rădăuţi) is situated. In the upper part of the Valley of the River Siret, another hillock depression, the Storojineţ Depression (Romanian: Depresiunea Storojineţ) is situated.