Three Peaks challenges in Ukraine

The landscapes of Ukraine

Ukraine's broad steppes and plateaus contrast with the Carpathian mountain country in the west. The southern Crimean Peninsula also contains mountainous terrain, but the western ranges form a separate geographical setting from both that peninsula and the more extensive interior plains.

Rainfall is generally greater in the west and north than in the east and southeast. Continental influences dominate much of the climate, with differences between inland and coastal areas. The western uplands consequently combine more pronounced relief with a different regional setting from most of Ukraine's lowland landscapes.