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The geology of Ukraine is the regional study of rocks, minerals, tectonics, natural resources and groundwater in Ukraine. The oldest rocks in the region are part of the Ukrainian Shield and formed more than 2.5 billion years ago in the Archean eon of the Precambrian .
In more recent history, maps of the country have reflected its tumultuous political status and relations with Russia; for example, the city known as "Lvov" (Russian: Львов) during the Soviet era (until 1991) was depicted as "Leopol" or "Lemberg" during its time (1772-1918) in the Habsburg realms, while post-Soviet maps produced in Ukraine ...
Ukraine, with its rich natural resources and strategic location, was a key focus of these plans. Ukraine became a major center for heavy industry, particularly in coal mining, steel production, and machine building. Cities like Kharkiv, Dnipropetrovsk (now Dnipro), and Stalino (now Donetsk) were transformed into industrial hubs. The rapid ...
The history of cities and towns of the Ukrainian SSR: Kyiv. - K.: Ch. edit. URE Academy of Sciences of UkrSSR, 1968. The history of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR: Vinnytsia Oblast. - K.: Home Edition URE AN UkrSSR, 1972. - 630 pp. The history of cities and villages of the Ukrainian SSR. Volyn Oblast. - K.:
Ukraine is located in Eastern Europe: lying on the northern shores of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov. The country borders Belarus in the north, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in the west, Moldova and Romania in the south-west, and Russia in the east. [7] The total geographic area of Ukraine is 603,700 square kilometers (233,100 sq mi).
Topographic map of Ukraine with borders and cities. Ukraine is the second-largest European country, after Russia, and the largest country entirely in Europe. Lying between latitudes 44° and 53° N, and longitudes 22° and 41° E., it is mostly in the East European Plain. Ukraine covers an area of 603,550 square kilometres (233,030 sq mi), with ...
Geography of Ukraine by city (10 C) ... Geology of Ukraine (9 C, 15 P) ... Pages in category "Geography of Ukraine"
History of Ukraine by region (9 C) B. Bessarabia (6 C, 19 P) ... Pages in category "Historical regions in Ukraine" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of ...