Man-made mountains, steppe pyramids - variously referred to these unique objects.Waste heap - what is it?How did these artificial hills on the surface of the earth?
Waste heaps are mandatory attributes of all coal regions.In a sense, they even began their full character.
Terrikon - what is it?
Those who first enters the Donbass, affects the number and variety of local heaps.In the only Donetsk they number at least a hundred.They have long been a kind of calling card of the city, its original brand.
What waste heap?How to describe this place from a scientific point of view?
Terrikon - is artificial cone-shaped hill formed from the gangue, which is derived from the development of coal deposits (or deposits of other minerals).The word comes from the French "terri", which means "rock dump."
Terrikon - what is it?In its origin it is very similar to a conventional iron ore blade.However, it differs from the last regular conical shape.
worth noting that the piles (or waste heaps, as they too are often called) cause considerable harm to the environment.So, they alter natural landscapes, pollute the soil and groundwater, destroy livelihoods of local fauna.More than one thousand hectares of fertile land has been transformed into "Badlands," the fault is dumping heaps.
Distribution heaps
Waste heaps can be found in areas where previously conducted or conducted intensive coal mining.They are quite common in Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan, Poland, Great Britain, Sweden and other countries.
For example, at the same Donets Basin (an area that covers part of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine), there are about 700 heaps of different ages and sizes.
Here are some examples of the most interesting heaps of Europe.
Terrikon "Charlotte"
Europe's largest waste heap is located in Poland, in the town of Ridultovy, next to the State Czech Republic.It arose as a result of the development of local coal mines, and in 2007 named it the beautiful name of "Charlotte".
Height "Charlotte" (when measured from the bottom of the hill) - 135 meters.The absolute height of the slag heap (above sea level) is 407 meters.It occupies an area of 37 hectares.Waste heap is visible from anywhere in the city and even in the neighboring Czech Republic.
Terrikon "Three Comrades"
whole conglomeration of three huge heaps located in the city of Donetsk, on Petrovka.He listed the name of the mine Chelyuskintsev.The central one has a tremendous height - 121 meters.It is worth noting that during the Soviet era is strictly forbidden to pour piles a hundred meters above.How I formed a giant in the Donbas in Soviet times - a real mystery.
To date, the highest waste heap Donetsk.And climbed on top of it consider itself duty to any local or regional specialist Extreme.
Terrikon "Maria"
"Terrikon with the gorgeous panorama" - so you can call this man-made hill.He is also in Donetsk, on the banks of the river Kalmius.From its summit offers a great overview of the city center.Besides, he is not very high, so climb its slopes are not too difficult.That is why the visitors of Donetsk should first lead to the top of the local waste heap "Maria".
In conclusion ...
tell about the heaps can be very long.But it is better to see with their own eyes.Waste heap - it's all the same?Many call them "scars on the face of the earth."Others, however, admire their unusual beauty, raising the "mountains" to the rank of special, almost sacred places.
