Velká Amerika
Velká Amerika is a partly flooded, abandoned limestone quarry in the Mořina municipality in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies about 15 km southwest of Prague.Photo: Kobersky, CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Cliff
- Description: limestone quarry in Mořina, Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Velka Amerika”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mexiko and Malá Amerika.
Mexiko
Quarry
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mexiko is a quarry, which is situated 680 metres southwest of Velká Amerika.
Malá Amerika
Cliff
Photo: ŠJů, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Malá Amerika is a cliff, which is situated 1½ km west of Velká Amerika.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mořina and Kozolupy.
Mořina
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mořina is a municipality and village in Beroun District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 900 inhabitants.
Velká Amerika
- Categories: quarry and landform
- Location: Mořina, Beroun District, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.95963° or 49° 57′ 35″ northLongitude
14.19834° or 14° 11′ 54″ eastOpen location code
8FXPX55X+V8OpenStreetMap ID
way 4672219OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=quarryOpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliffWikidata ID
Q7919095
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Satellite Map
Discover Velká Amerika from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Czech to Esperanto—“Velká Amerika” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Lom Východ”
- Czech: “Velká Amerika”
- Czech: “Východní lom”
- Egyptian Arabic: “بحيره ڤيلكا اميريكا”
- Esperanto: “Granda Ameriko”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include lom U Kozolup and Půlnoční lom.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Těžba vápence and Vápence lomů Mořina - Amerika.
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