The most important geosites of the Ukrainian Carpathians

The Ukrainian Carpathians abounds with objects of great geological interests. The area belongs to the Carpathians mantle-fold system of the Alpine orogeny, formed mainly by the Cretaceous, Palaeogene and Neogene deposits. It is a geomorphological region of denudation-tectonical mountains. Totally selected 15 objects of the geological heritage of Ukrainian Carpathians representing different types of geosites and protection status. All presented geosites are located in four administrative districts of the Western Ukraine.