Dniester Canyon National Nature Park

Dniester Canyon National Nature Park
Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Дністровський каньйон»
Dniester Canyon National Nature Park
Map showing the location of Dniester Canyon National Nature Park
Map showing the location of Dniester Canyon National Nature Park
Location of Park
LocationTernopil Oblast
Nearest cityZalishchyky
Coordinates48°39′00″N 25°44′06″E / 48.65°N 25.735°E / 48.65; 25.735
Area10,829.18 hectares (26,759 acres; 108 km2; 42 sq mi)
Established2010
Governing bodyMinistry of Ecology and Natural Resources (Ukraine)
Websitehttp://dnistercanyon.pp.ua/index.php/en/

Dniester Canyon National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Дністровський каньйон») follows Dniester Canyon, the largest canyon in Ukraine, along the middle course of the Dniester River. It protects a relatively undeveloped portion of the Ukrainian forest-steppe landscape, about 75 km east of the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine, and about 400 km southwest of Kyiv. The canyon is known for its varied geological formations, including two of the longest caves in the world. It is in the administrative district of Chortkiv Raion in Ternopil Oblast.[1][2]

  1. ^ "Dniester Canyon National Nature Park". Park Site. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Decree of the President of Ukraine establishing NNP Dniester Canyon" (in Ukrainian). Verhovna Rada of Ukraine. Retrieved March 12, 2019.