GEOLOGICAL LANDMARKS OF UKRAINE.  CHERNIVTSI REGION.


External Carpathians, Chornogorskiy Thrust

Putylya area, centre of Verkhniy Shepit village. Suchava River

47’ 48′ N lat.; 25’ 10′ E long.

Cascade of waterfalls. Square 0.3 hectare

Geomorphologic, stratigraphic.

There is cascade of waterfalls in course of Suchava River along the distance of 20 m, total height is 8 m. The waterfall is confined to the pile of Upper-Shypotska Sub-Suite (Lower Cretaceous, 115 Ma) coarse-layered silicified (“glassy”) sandstones.

This is typical section of Lower Cretaceous rocks in Chornogorskiy Thrust of Carpathians; pictorial landscape decoration.

Ecological conditions are suitable.

Close to object there is dirt road then walk pass to waterfall. Best observation mode — from hanging bridge over the river.

Legally the object is not defined yet.

It is suggested to give the status of regional-rank landmark.

Sourсe: Geological Landmarks of Ukraine: In 3 volumes/V.P. Bezvynniy, S.V. Biletski, O.B. Bobrovetal.; V.l. Kalinin, D.S. Gurskiy, I.V. Antakova, Eds. — K.: DIA, 2006. — Volume I. — 320 p.