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Geologic Formation Attractions In Tuapsinsky District

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Tuapsinsky District is an administrative district , one of the thirty-eight in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. As a municipal division, it is incorporated as Tuapsinsky Municipal District. It is located in the south of the krai. The area of the district is 2,399 square kilometers . Its administrative center is the town of Tuapse . Population: 63,530 ; 61,257 ; 59,809 .
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Geologic Formation Attractions In Tuapsinsky District

  • 3. Sail Rock Praskoveyevka
    Sail Rock, or Parus Rock , is a natural sandstone monolith of late Cretaceous age located on the shore of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It resembles the outline of a ship's sail, hence its name. The monolith lies 17 km to the southeast of Gelendzhik, near the village of Praskoveyevka and the farmstead of Dzhankhot . Sail Rock has a sheer vertical slope confronting the shore of the sea, isolated from the mass of basic rock by geological forces. It is more than three-fourths revealed by the tide and lies perpendicular to the coast. What is most remarkable about this landmark is its proportions. While the cliff is only a little more than one metre thick, its height is about 25 m and its length about 20. Thus, the form of the cliff is described as resembling the outline of a quadra...
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