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Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve
The Yelanets Steppe Nature Reserve () is a protected nature reserve of Ukraine that covers a section of the largest virgin steppe tract in the Northern Black Sea coast area. It is the only steppe reserve in Right-bank Ukraine (the area on the west side of the Dnieper River). A herd of American bison was introduced and lives within the territory. The reserve is in Mykolaiv Oblast. Topography The reserve is situated on a southern spur of the Dnieper Upland, about 140 km west of the Dnieper River, and 100 km north of the Black Sea coast. The site began with the set-aside of a 300 hectare plot in 1978; it has been periodically added to over the years to total 1,675 ha in 2019. A 1.2 km ecological corridor runs through the middle of the site. The hilly terrain, with cliffs in places, is due to the karst (limestone) underlying the area. Climate and ecoregion The official climate designation for the Yelanets Steppe area is "Humid continental climate – warm summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mykolaiv Oblast
Mykolaiv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Mykolaivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of Ukraine. The administrative center of the oblast is the city of Mykolaiv. At the most recent estimate, the population of the oblast stood at History Historically, at various times, the territory was ruled either entirely or partly by Scythia, ancient Greeks, Old Great Bulgaria, Khazars, Kipchaks, the Mongol Empire, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Lithuania, the Crimean Khanate, the Ottoman Empire, Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, Poland, and Russian Empire, Russia. Historic cities of greatest importance were ancient Pontic Olbia, Olbia and the late medieval port city of Ochakiv. In the late 17th and 18th centuries the tripoint of three List of modern great powers, early modern great powers, the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, the Ottoman Empire and Russia, was located at the site of Pervomaisk, Mykolaiv Oblast, Pervomaisk, the current second-largest city of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
