Carpathians biography
Gutin Tomnatic G. G. G.S. the geographical position of the mountains and a significant rise above sea level, the Climate of the Carpathians is the most humid in Ukraine. The climate is moderately continental. The air temperature in winter reaches 3 to 4 degrees Celsius, and in the summer it does not exceed 20 degrees. Carpathian winter begins in November and lasts 5 months - until March.
Let us pay attention to interesting facts about Ukrainian Carpathians: the country's highland lake is located at an altitude of a meter above sea level Rakhovsky district, Transcarpathian region; The famous trembit - a musical brass instrument with a length of 3 to 8 meters - is the invention of the Hutsul shepherds for grazing on the valleys; In the west of Ukraine, the longest railway tunnel is located-Beskika M, as well as one of the oldest stone bridges in the world-in Vorokhta G.
Interesting geographical facts: Ukrainian Carpathians are located on the territory of modern Transcarpathian, Lviv, Chernivtsi and Ivano-Frankivsk regions. These mountains are part of the Alpine-Carpathian Mountain Massive, which passes through 8 countries and has the length of km. The highest peak of the Carpathians in Ukraine is Mount Goverla, which is located on the Montenegrin ridge and has a meter height.
As mentioned earlier, on this ridge there are 6 highest points of our country - Mountains of two thousandths. Carpathians are a real recordman of our country: Lake Brebeneskul. This reservoir is located at an altitude of meters above sea level in the Rakhovsky district of the Transcarpathian region and is the highest in Ukraine. The width of the lake is 67 m, and the length is m.
Due to the transparency of the water and the huge number of legends shrouded in Brebeneskul, travelers call it the "blue eye of the Carpathians"; The city of Rakhov. The highest city of Ukraine extends at an altitude of meters above sea level; The Carpathian mining system is also the largest massif of our state. Animals and plants of the Carpathian mountains: rest in the Carpathians in the summer - a real paradise and complete pleasure for ecologists, biologists and researchers.
The variety of fauna of this area will not leave anyone indifferent, because there are about 80 species some mammals here! In the wooded area of the Carpathians, unusual for urban landscapes, tourists can observe deer, hares, squirrels, foxes, badgers, otters and other representatives of the animal world: brown bears. Adult representatives of these animals have a weight of 80 kg, and the body length reaches from 1.
Given the life expectancy of 20-30 years, brown bears remained before individuals; Fire salamandra. Having a bright appearance, this reptile is poisonous: when it enters the mucous membrane, its weak poison causes redness and burning. Note that the fiery salamander is listed in the Red Book. The uniqueness of the vegetation is also surprising: thanks to the adaptation to life in the mountains and vertical zoning, in the Carpathians there are more types of plants: flowering mountain valleys are slowly replaced by deep valleys, and then transformed into majestic mountains.
There are both powerful oaks growing a thousand years, and small, delicate daffodils, milking, arnik and Belladonna. History of the Carpathians: Our theoretical excursion “Interesting facts about the Carpathians” continues, and I would like to note that modern scientists say: the raising and formation of Ukrainian Carpathians began 25 million years ago. A huge period of time, of course, influenced the final view of the mountains.
So, for example, in the southeast of the mountain massif, the ridge that arose as a result of volcanic eruption extends. Finally, the Carpathians formed 1. Since ancient times, the territory of Ukrainian Carpathians has attracted the attention of travelers because of their mythicality. A large number of legends and beliefs give the mountains of color: about how the Carpathians appeared; About pride in Daayal and Guslyar Paul; About lovers Xin and Vir.
We advise you to independently ask local residents of the Carpathians about the myths of interest. The last legend is the most popular: the Hutsuls will be happy to tell interesting facts and the history of occurrence about Lake Synevir. Historically, the location of this territory in the center of Europe has always attracted conquerors from neighboring countries. For many centuries, the Carpathian people fought for their independence, moving from the power of one country to another, experienced social oppression, serfdom.
But it was this historical background that made Ukrainians the freedom -loving and independent patriots of their country. Interesting facts about the volcanoes and geysers of the Carpathians: if it seems to you that interesting facts have run about Ukrainian Carpathians, and you will not surprise you - you are in error! On the territory of the Ivano-Frankivsk region, namely, in the village of Staruna, there is a valid volcano of the same name.
For the first time, he showed his capabilities in the distant year - the eruption had a height of 3 meters. The reason for the then action of the Starun vulcan was an earthquake in Romania, and scientists came to the conclusion that the Ukrainian volcano wakes up when the lithospheric plates shifts occur at a distance of thousand hot mud and water secreted on the territory of the volcano, have healing properties.Therefore, we recommend that you wish to improve the old attention!
Transcarpathia is also rich in unique geysers, but we will pay attention to the one in the village of Vuchkovo. This is an ideal option for healing, and the “schedule” of the geiser is very simple: every two hours a column of water from 4 to 6 meters is knocked out from under the ground. This phenomenon lasts about 10 minutes - depends on the time of year. We advise you to hurry, because this point of the Carpathians is very popular among tourists!
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