Granite-steppe lands of Buh
Granite steppes of Buh | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
Location | Mykolaiv Oblast, Ukraine |
Coordinates | 47°52′08″N 31°07′00″E / 47.86889°N 31.11667°E |
Length | 70 km (43 mi) |
Area | 62.67 km2 (24.20 sq mi) |
Established | 1994 |
Governing body | Mykolaiv Region State Administration |
Granite-steppe lands of Buh is a regional
landscape park in the north-west of Mykolaiv Oblast in Ukraine
.
The park includes the river valley of
Southern Buh and the ravine-like vallies of its tributaries: Velyka Korabelna, Bashkala, and Mertvovod. The park stretches on 70 km (43 mi) from the southern part of Pervomaisk to the urban-type settlement of Oleksandrivka in Voznesensk Raion
. It was established in 1994 by the decision of the Mykolaiv Oblast council and is located on the territory of Pervomaisk, Arbuzynka, Domanivka, and Voznesensk districts. The area of the park is 6,267 ha (15,490 acres).
Geology
The park is located at the southern edge of the
Ukrainian shield the outcome of which produced many rapids in the river. On the rocky banks are apparent types of the igneous rock that reveal granite
.
The Granite-steppe lands of Buh represent the leftover spur of the ancient mountains once extending for 1000 km north-west to south-east from the Slovechansk-Ovruch
crystalline type of rock
. Over the last 60 million years this part of land was not subjected to flooding.
Environment
The most predominant are the
Gramineae
- type and shrub-rich steppes.
On the territory of the landscape park grows around 900 species of
Red Book
).
History
On the territory of the landscape park in the valley of the
Slavic peoples, Romans
.
In the park is a well-known tract
Zaporizhian Host
. In 2006 due to construction of the Tashlyk HAES the tract was unlawfully flooded without any known prosecutions followed.
In 19th century, Viktor Skarzhynsky created in the place of the future landscape park an arboretum.
In 2008, the Granite steppes of Buh became of the
Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine
and later was nominated as the world wonder candidate.
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