Aurora rock ( Ukrainian Aurora rock ) - a coastal rock on the southern coast of Crimea , protruding in the Black Sea . Located in the urban-type Gaspra ( Big Yalta ). On the rock is the Swallow's Nest Palace.
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| Ukrainian Aurora skeleton | |
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| Absolute height | 40 m |
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| Mountain system | Crimean mountains |
Aurorina rock is located in the western part of the Southern coast of Crimea, on Cape Ai-Todor and is its eastern steep spur. The name of the rock was given by Russians in the 19th century in honor of the Roman goddess of the morning dawn - Aurora .
Aurorina Skala is an Yailinsky rejector and belongs to the Massandra Formation - a geological structure formed as a result of the sharp rise of the Main Ridge of the Crimean Mountains and the sliding of its individual parts to the sea. [2] The rock is composed of limestone of the Upper Jurassic period of the Mesozoic era .
A wooden structure was built on the rock at the end of the 19th century, which became the forerunner of the Swallow's Nest palace built here in 1912. In 1927, part of the rock was destroyed by the Yalta earthquake . Then, a crack formed in the rock under the castle, which was closed in the 1960s during the reconstruction of the palace.
In the rock there are several karst grotto caves, up to 30 m long. Stalactites are found on the cave walls. One of these grottoes was used to shoot the ichthyander den in the movie Amphibian Man . Also on the rock was part of the filming of the film “ Ten Little Indians ”.
Aurorina rock fell into many paintings, including the work of Aivazovsky , Lagorio and Bogolyubov . The rock along with the palace is also depicted on the flag and coat of arms of Gaspra, a number of commemorative coins of Ukraine and Russia.
Notes
- ↑ This geographical feature is located on the territory of the Crimean Peninsula , most of which is the subject of territorial disagreements between Russia , which controls the disputed territory, and Ukraine , within the borders of which the disputed territory is recognized by the international community. According to the federal structure of Russia , the subjects of the Russian Federation are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Republic of Crimea and the city of federal significance Sevastopol . According to the administrative division of Ukraine , the regions of Ukraine are located in the disputed territory of Crimea - the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status Sevastopol .
- ↑ Igor Rusanov. Geological evidence of the great flood // Secrets and mysteries of the Crimea. - Simferopol, 2006. - Issue. 1 . - S. 36-48 .