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Nature

Nature of Ukraine is wonderful and unique. Articles about natural reserves and natural recourses of Ukraine

  1. Ayu-Dag (The Bear-mountain)

    Ayu-Dag (The Bear-mountain)

    Ayu-Dag is called the Bear-mountain because it is looking like a bear that lies in the water. It is located in the South Coast of Crimea near Gurzuf. Ayu-Dag is good seen on the way from Yalta to Alushta. The name Ayu means in Tatar a Bear. This word is

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    2009-12-22  Comments  rating:
    Tags:  Crimea  Nature 
  2. Shatsk Lakes

    Shatsk Lakes

    Shatsk lakes are a group of 24 lakes in Lyubomilski and Shatsk districts of Volyn region (Ukraine) between rivers Pripyat and West Buh. The territory of the lakes is about 7 thousands hectares. The biggest lake is the lake Svityaz. It is a standard of

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    2009-12-11  Comments  rating:
  3. 1350 years old Oak is the oldest tree of Ukraine

    1350 years old Oak is the oldest tree of Ukraine

    Five people can hardly grip the 1350 years old oak. This old oak which is called “Prince Igor’s tree” is a unique mixture of the natural treasure and the historical heritage. The oldest tree of Ukraine grows in the estate Yuzefin in the

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    2009-08-15  Comments  rating:
  4. Green tourism in Ukraine

    Green tourism in Ukraine

    Green Tourism in Ukraine is the rest in private estates in countryside. The most attractive in Green Tourism are the factors which influence person in a favorable way. Having rest in countryside you won’t meet a number of tourists. Here are the

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    2009-08-15  Comments  rating:
    Tags:  Green Tourism 
  5. The Mystery of the Balaklava Bay

    The Mystery of the Balaklava Bay

    The Balaklava Bay is located in South Coast of the Crimea near Sevastopol. The Balaklava Bay was formed in result of tectonic processes and the descending of the bottom of the south edge of Balaklava valley in the epoch of alpine mountain formation. The

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    2009-08-15  Comments  rating:
  6. The caves of Kamennaya Moghila  – The heritage of the ancient civilizations on the Ukrainian land

    The caves of Kamennaya Moghila – The heritage of the ancient civilizations on the Ukrainian land

    Kamennaya Moghila (Stone Grave) is a great heritage of the ancient civilizations on the Ukrainian land. It is located near Melitopol (Zaporozhye region) represents not only the hill of the stone plates but is the real tomb of dozens of peoples. The finds,

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    2009-08-12  Comments  rating:
  7. Nikitsky Botanic Garden. Wonderful sight of the Crimea

    Nikitsky Botanic Garden. Wonderful sight of the Crimea

    Nikitsky Botanic Garden is one of the most prominent sights of the South Coast of Crimea. It is located close to Yalta, by the shores of the Black Sea.  Here you can visit either Livanian cedar forest or Caucasian brushwood or bamboo forests of

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    2009-08-12  Comments  rating:
    Tags:  Crimea  Nature 
  8. A Great Biosphere reserve of Ukrainian steppe: Askania-Nova

    A Great Biosphere reserve of Ukrainian steppe: Askania-Nova

    A great Biosphere reserve Askania-Nova is situated in the South of Ukrainian steppe in the Kherson Region. Reserve steppe consists of 3 massifs: Northern, Southern and Great Chapel Massif and also perelogs where one has researched the processes of

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    2009-08-06  Comments  rating: