MODR rocks

Sign indicating the natural monument in the Inhulez valley

The MODR rocks ( Ukrainian Скелі МОДРу ) are a ferrous shale rock formation and the only geological natural monument of national importance in the Ukrainian Dnepropetrovsk Oblast .

The MODR rock group is a 62 hectare geological natural monument located in the valley of the Inhulez in the western town of Kryvyi Rih , which received the status of a natural monument of national importance in 1975 . The ferruginous slate rocks in the Krywbass represent a unique geological two billion year old section.

The rocks get their name from the former mining village MODR ( МОДР ), which is an abbreviation for " Міжнародна організація допомоги борцям революції " (in German: International Aid Organization for Fighters of the Revolution ). The rocks have an absolute height of 50.0 m.

Web links

Commons : MODR Rocks  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Article about the rocks on ua.igotoworld.com (Ukrainian)

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Individual evidence

1. ↑ Geological natural monuments of national importance in "Portal Nature Ukraine" , accessed on October 15, 2015
2. ↑ Objects of the Nature Reserve Fund Kryvorizhzhya General information about the Nature Conservation Fund (NRF) Kryvorizhzhya , accessed on October 15, 2015
3. ↑ ^{a b} Скелі МОДРу on vidrispartner.org.ua , accessed on October 15, 2015
4. ↑ Krywbass Eagle's Nest; on Seven Wonders of Ukraine ( Memento November 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed October 15, 2015

Coordinates: 47 ° 53 ′ 15 ″  N , 33 ° 18 ′ 28 ″  E