Oleshky Sands
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Oleshky Sands is a large sand desert in southern Ukraine, known as one of the biggest sand expanses in Europe and a unique natural landscape of dunes and sparse vegetation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oleshky Sands canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
desert
ⓘ
natural landscape ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion | Kherson Raion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Oleshkivski Pisky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oleshky Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biodiversity |
habitat for rare plant species
ⓘ
habitat for steppe fauna ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ukraine ⓘ |
| ecosystemType | steppe-desert transition ⓘ |
| elevation | lowland ⓘ |
| formedBy |
sand accumulation
ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalOrigin | aeolian deposits ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | protected area (partly) ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mobile dunes
ⓘ
sand storms ⓘ |
| hasProtectedArea | Oleshky Sands National Nature Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalUse | military training ground ⓘ |
| landUse |
forestry (pine planting)
ⓘ
grazing (locally) ⓘ |
| languageOfToponym | Ukrainian ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kherson Oblast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Ukraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Dnieper River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
city of Kherson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
largest sand desert in Ukraine
ⓘ
one of the largest sand expanses in Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | Black Sea Lowland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
desertification
ⓘ
wind erosion ⓘ |
| soilType | sandy soil ⓘ |
| surfaceForm | sand dunes ⓘ |
| terrainFeature |
barchan dunes
ⓘ
fixed dunes ⓘ |
| tourismActivity |
hiking
ⓘ
nature photography ⓘ off-road driving (restricted) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ecotourism
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| vegetation |
pine plantations
ⓘ
shrubs ⓘ steppe grasses ⓘ |
| vegetationType | sparse vegetation ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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