Sail Rock

Sail Rock, or Parus Rock, is a natural sandstone monolith of late Cretaceous age located on the shore of the , in , . It resembles the outline of a ship's sail, hence its name.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Protected area
  • Description: geographical object
  • Also known as: “Parus Rock” and “Roca de la Vela”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Residence at Cape Idokopas and Praskoveyevka.

Neighborhood
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"Putin's Palace" is an Italianate palace complex located on the coast near , , Russia. The complex first came to public attention in 2010 after whistleblower Sergei Kolesnikov published an open letter to Russian president Dmitry Medvedev exposing the construction of the palace.

Village
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or Praskoveevka is a village near in , in the south of Russia. It is situated on the northeastern beach of the , 17 km southeast of and 89 km southwest of . is situated 2½ km northeast of Sail Rock.

Village
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is a khutor in , . It is part of the rural district, the municipal formation of the resort town of . The village's name, derived from the Adyghe language, translates to "wild dog". is situated 3½ km northwest of Sail Rock.

Sail Rock

Latitude
44.4386° or 44° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
38.18454° or 38° 11′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GPWC5QM+CR
Open­Street­Map ID
way 635250420
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q623643
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sail Rock” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “صخرة الشراع”
  • Armenian: “Առագաստ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yelkən (qaya)”
  • Azerbaijani: “Yelkən”
  • Bashkir: “Елкән (ҡая)”
  • Bashkir: “Елкән”
  • Czech: “Plachta”
  • Dutch: “Skala Paroes”
  • French: “Sail Rock”
  • German: “Parusfelsen”
  • Hausa: “Sail Rock”
  • Japanese: “帆岩”
  • Persian: “صخره بادبان”
  • Russian: “Парус”
  • Russian: “скала Парус”
  • Russian: “Скала Парус”
  • Spanish: “Roca Parus”
  • Turkish: “Yelken Kayası”
  • Ukrainian: “Вітрило”
  • Ukrainian: “Скеля Вітрило”

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