Sail Rock
Sail Rock, or Parus Rock, is a natural sandstone monolith of late Cretaceous age located on the shore of the Black Sea, in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It resembles the outline of a ship's sail, hence its name.
- Protected area
- …is also known as “Parus Rock”
- Description: geographical object
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Residence at Cape Idokopas and Praskoveyevka.
Residence at Cape Idokopas
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Praskoveyevka
Praskoveyevka or Praskoveevka is a village near… Praskoveyevka is situated 2½ km northeast of Sail Rock.
Dzhankhot
Dzhankhot is a khutor in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. Dzhankhot is situated 3½ km northwest of Sail Rock.
Sail Rock
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Latitude
44.4386° or 44° 26′ 19″ north
Longitude
38.18454° or 38° 11′ 4″ east
Open location code
8GPWC5QM+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Sail Rock” goes by many names.
صخرة الشراعArabic
ԱռագաստArmenian
YelkənAzerbaijani
Yelkən (qaya)Azerbaijani
ЕлкәнBashkir
Елкән (ҡая)Bashkir
PlachtaCzech
Skala ParoesDutch
Sail RockHausa
帆岩Japanese
صخره بادبانPersian
ПарусRussian
Скала ПарусRussian
Yelken KayasıTurkish
ВітрилоUkrainian
Скеля ВітрилоUkrainian
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Notable Places Nearby
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