Dunajec River Gorge

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Dunajec River Gorge is a scenic limestone canyon on the Polish–Slovak border, famed for its dramatic cliffs and traditional wooden-raft river trips.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf canyon
natural monument
river gorge
tourist attraction
approximateLength about 8–9 km
country Poland
Slovakia
crossesBorderBetween Poland and Slovakia
geologicalComposition limestone
hasFauna Carpathian wildlife
hasFlora mixed forests
hasViewOf Sokolica peak
Three Crowns Massif
knownFor dramatic cliffs
hiking opportunities
meandering river bends
rafting tourism
rock formations
scenic landscape
traditional wooden-raft trips
locatedIn Dunajec River
locatedInRegion Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Pieniny Mountains
Prešov Region
locatedOnBorderOf Poland
Slovakia
maximumCliffHeight about 300 m
nearestSlovakLocality Červený Kláštor
nearestTown Krościenko nad Dunajcem
Szczawnica
partOf Carpathian Mountains
Pieninský národný park (Slovakia)
Pieniny National Park (Poland)
popularWith adventure tourists
landscape photographers
nature tourists
protectedStatus protected landscape area
raftingSeason early autumn
spring
summer
river Dunajec River
touristActivity cycling
hiking
kayaking
rafting
traditionalTransport wooden rafts
UNESCOTentativeListStatus yes (as part of Pieniny area, Poland)

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Dunajec River knownFor Dunajec River Gorge
Dunajec River hasValley Dunajec River Gorge
this entity surface form: Dunajec Valley
Dunajec River hasGorge Dunajec River Gorge
Pieniny Mountains knownFor Dunajec River Gorge
Pieniny National Park notableFeature Dunajec River Gorge
northern Slovakia contains Dunajec River Gorge
subject surface form: Northern Slovakia
Spiš contains Dunajec River Gorge
Pieniny National Park (Poland) knownFor Dunajec River Gorge
Pieninský národný park (Slovakia) hasFeature Dunajec River Gorge
subject surface form: Pieninský národný park
Dunajec River Gorge footbridges locatedIn Dunajec River Gorge
Sromowce Wyżne locatedNear Dunajec River Gorge
Sokolica peak overlooks Dunajec River Gorge
Trzy Korony summit overlooks Dunajec River Gorge
Trzy Korony summit near Dunajec River Gorge
this entity surface form: Dunajec River rafting route
Trzy Korony massif overlooks Dunajec River Gorge
Trzy Korony hasView Dunajec River Gorge
Trzy Korony overlooks Dunajec River Gorge
Sokolica hasViewOf Dunajec River Gorge
Pieniny region contains Dunajec River Gorge
Pieniny region hasAttraction Dunajec River Gorge
this entity surface form: Dunajec River rafting route