Lake of Geologists
Ukraine /
Lvivska /
Stryy /
World
/ Ukraine
/ Lvivska
/ Stryy
, 10 km from center (Стрий)
World / Ukraine / L'viv
place with historical importance, geology, crater lake
Lake of geologists is located in Uhersko village in Stryj district - in the Outer zone of Ukrainian Carphatian foredeep place where in the territory Ukraine started gas production in the beginning of XX century.
It is the largest man-made gas crater in Precarpathians that was formed as a result of the accident at the drilling wells in 1946. After explosion it was 125 m (ft 410) in diameter and 40 m (ft 130) depth. Pillar of fire reached 30 meters high, and at night the glow was visible from a distance of over 50 km (miles 30). In place of the well the lake was formed.
It is the largest man-made gas crater in Precarpathians that was formed as a result of the accident at the drilling wells in 1946. After explosion it was 125 m (ft 410) in diameter and 40 m (ft 130) depth. Pillar of fire reached 30 meters high, and at night the glow was visible from a distance of over 50 km (miles 30). In place of the well the lake was formed.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°19'37"N 23°54'22"E
- Secondary school No.2 8.3 km
- People's House 8.9 km
- Assumption Cathedral St. Mary 9 km
- Stryi air base 14 km
- Zamchysko 23 km
- Mykhailevychi 24 km
- ploshcha Rynok, 25 29 km
- School № 3 29 km
- Riflemen memorial 38 km
- Skole Jewish Сemetery 43 km
- Uhersko 0.3 km
- Cemetery 2 km
- Septic tanks fur farms 4.8 km
- Dashava underground gas storage facility 5.1 km
- Sukhe 6.1 km
- Stryi Raion 11 km
- Mykolaiv Raion 21 km