Polanów Upland

The Polanów Upland is a mesoregion within the West Pomeranian Lake Land, forming the central part of the morainic lake district belt. It serves as a transitional area between the low-lying plains of the Koszalin Coastland and the higher elevations of the terminal moraine chain of the Bytów Lake Land. Covering approximately 1,700 km², it borders the Białogard Plain and Drawsko Lake Land to the west, the Słupsk Plain and Damnica Upland to the north, the Kashubian Lake District to the east, and the Bytów Lake Land to the south. According to Tomasz Larczyński, the highest point is Świerczogóra (191 m above sea level) near Rzeczyca Wielka. However, in an alternative physical-geographical division proposed by Józef Sylwestrzak, the Polanów Upland is not distinguished as a separate mesoregion, with most of its area included within a broader definition of the Bytów Lake Land.

Like other mesoregions of the West Pomeranian Lake Land, the Polanów Upland is characterized by a lake district landscape. Its terrain was shaped by the retreat of the last glaciation during the Pomeranian phase. As the ice sheet receded, it deposited material brought from the north, including gravel, sand, clay, and boulders.