Lesvos Petrified Forest
The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of Lesbos, Greece. The forest was formed from the fossilized remains of plants and trees, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesvos Island.
- Forest
- …lies at an elevation of around 220 metres (720 feet)
- …is also known as “Petrified forest of Lesbos”
- Description: petrified wood forest found on the island of Lesbos, Greece
Places of Interest
Highlights include Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified… Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest is situated 4 km west of Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sigri and Eresos.
Eresos
Village
Eresos and its twin beach village Skala Eresou are… Eresos is situated 4½ km southeast of Lesvos Petrified Forest.
Lesvos Petrified Forest
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Latitude
39.20262° or 39° 12′ 9″ north
Longitude
25.89849° or 25° 53′ 55″ east
Open location code
8GF76V3X+29
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Lesvos Petrified Forest” goes by many names.
غابة لسبوس المتحجرةArabic
Լեսբոսի քարացած անտառArmenian
Скамянелы лесBelarusian
Petrified Forest of LesbosCebuano
Versteend woud van LesbosDutch
Lesboksen kivettynyt metsäFinnish
Απολιθωμένο δάσος της ΛέσβουGreek
היער המאובן של לסבוסHebrew
Hutan fosil kayu di LesvosIndonesian
レスボス石化林Japanese
جنگل سنگشده لسبوسPersian
جنگل سنگیشده لسبوسPersian
Skamieniały Las na LesbosPolish
Окаменелый лес ЛесбосаRussian
Скамењена шумаSerbian
Förstenade skogen på LesbosSwedish
Лесбос ташка әйләнгән урманыTatar
Midilli Taşlaşmış OrmanıTurkish
Кам’яний лісUkrainian
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Localities in the Area
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