Geological and Geographical Studies of the Donskoy Army Area and Adjacent Territories by A. V. Pavlo

Abstract

The article is devoted to geological and geographical research of the Donskoy Alexander Vladimirovich Pavlov's Army Area. Its role in the study of the lithogenic basis and relief of the Khopersko-Buzuluk lowland and the Volga upland is characterized. It is shown that the sands of the Middle Don have a single genesis and were deposited during the melting of quaternary glaciers that formed specifi c «Zander plains» at this place. A.V. Pavlov clarifi ed the boundaries of deposits of the Carboniferous, Jurassic, Cretaceous and post-tertiary systems, analyzed the geography of the location of a number of minerals, primarily phosphorites. The prospects of their further economic development are given. The contribution of the scientist to the design of the route of the future Volga-Don shipping Canal (built in 1948-1952) has been studied. The theory and methodology of the study were determined by general scientifi c methods: comparative, statistical, cartographic, system analysis. The research was carried out on the basis of domestic and foreign experience in the fi eld of historical geography, using the materials of their own research.