Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Panoramic view of Pripyat in May 2009 View of the Chernobyl power plant including 2003 radioactive level of 0.763 milliroentgens per hour. Access to Pripyat, unlike cities of military importance, was not restricted before the disaster as the Soviet Union deemed nuclear power stations safer than other types of power plants. Nuclear power ...
Prypiat-Stokhid National Nature Park (Ukrainian: Національний природний парк «Прип'ять-Стохід») was created in 2007 to protect and unify a series of natural complexes of the Pripyat River and Stokhid River valleys in northwestern Ukraine.
Pripyatsky National Park [2] or Pripyat National Park, [3] is a natural reserve in Gomel Region, Belarus. It was founded in 1996 for preservation of natural landscapes within the floodplain of the Pripyat River, from which it takes its name. Much of the park's area is occupied by turf swamps. [3]
In 1986, the region became world-famous because of the Chernobyl disaster; however, the Pripet Marshes should not be confused with the ghost city of Pripyat; the area within which the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is located. It is approximately 356 km (221 mi) east-southeast of the geographic centre of the Pinsk Marshes area.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
The city of Pripyat, Ukraine (population 45,000) was completely evacuated after the Chernobyl disaster. Pripyat has a catchment area of 121,000 km 2 (47,000 sq mi), 50,900 km 2 (19,700 sq mi) of which are in Belarus. 495 km (308 mi) of the whole river length lies within Belarus. [1] As of 2020, it is being dredged to enable the E40 waterway. [4]
The Pripyat amusement park is an abandoned amusement park located in Pripyat, Ukraine. It was to have its grand opening on 1 May 1986, in time for the May Day celebrations, [1] [2] but these plans were cancelled on 26 April, when the Chernobyl disaster occurred a few kilometers away. Several sources report that the park was opened for a short ...
People from Pripyat (5 P) Pages in category "Pripyat" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...