Skole_Beskids

Skole Beskids

Skole Beskids

Mountain range in Ukraine

The Skole Beskids (Ukrainian: Сколівські Бескиди; Polish: Beskidy Skolskie) is a mountain range in western Ukraine, belonging to the set of ranges called the Eastern Beskids, within the Outer Eastern Carpathians.[1]

Skole Beskids, marked in red and labeled with C2

The mountains are composed primary of Carpathian flysch. The northern section of the range is the location of the Skole Beskids National Nature Park,[2] established in 1999; within the park is the highest peak in the range, Mount Parashka, at 1268 meters. Zwinin Mountain, at 992 meters above sea level, is also located within the park.

The Skole Beskids is also the site of the sandstone fortresses of Tustan', built between the 9th century and 13th century, now a State Historical and Cultural Reserve. It's near the town of Boryslav.

See also

Tustan'
overview of the Skole Beskids

References

  1. [1]
    Encyclopedia of Ukraine: High Beskyd
  2. [2]
    Encyclopedia of Ukraine: Skole Beskyd National Nature Park

Sources

  • Földvary, Gábor Z. (1988). Geology of the Carpathian Region. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company. ISBN 9789813103825.
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