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Volkia has over 1,300 lakes. Most of them are very small, with the largest being Lake Chisvoda in the north of the country. There are also many rivers. The longest of them are the Volk River, Degot, and Sosna.
Volkia's land is largely made up of {{Wp|granite}} and {{Wp|gneiss}} rock, but {{Wp|slate}}, {{Wp|limestone}}, and {{Wp|sandstone}} are also common. Significant natural resources include iron ore, coal, potash, timber, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, and nickel. The absolute lowest levels of elevation in Volkia contain marine deposits, and several large fossils have been uncovered in these areas. Due to prevailing westerlies and warm sea currents from the Sea of Itur, Volkia experiences higher temperatures and more precipitation than expected at such high latitudes, especially along the country's western coast.
Due to the wide variety in varied topography and climate, Volkia has some of the most diverse habitats in Itur. There are roughly 75,000 species in Volkia and its adjacent waters (excluding bacteria and viruses). The Volkian shelf marine ecosystem is considered highly productive
===Climate===
[[File:Volkia Biomes.png|thumb|left|200px|{{wp|Köppen climate classification}} types of Volkia.]]Volkia as a whole experiences a wide variety of different climates, ranging from oceanic maritime to subarctic and experiences four distinct seasons. The western and southern coasts are fully exposed to the Sea of Itur's storm fronts and as such have more precipitation and milder winters than the country's north. Some areas around the Iturian Mountains are within a rain shadow, and as such receive less precipitation than the rest of the country.
Volkia has several climate zones but is mostly temperate, ranging from oceanic in the west and continental throughout the north and south. Winters range from cold and snowy to mild and generally overcast with little precipitation in the north, while summers tend to be cool and rainy. The country's western regions have prevailing westerly winds that bring in moist air from the Sea of Itur, moderating the region's temperature and increasing the amount
The highest temperature ever recorded was 113.3 °F (45.2 °C) in [[Sharlyk]] on July 1, 2018 and the lowest was -51.6 °F (-46.4 °C) in Erzin on January 12, 2002.
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