Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park

The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of , . 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.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: petrified wood forest found on the island of Lesbos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Lesvos Early Miocene Petrified Forest”, “Lesvos Petrified Forest”, and “Petrified forest of Lesbos”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.

Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a geological museum located in the village of on the island of in . is situated 4 km west of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sigri and Eresos.

Village
Photo: CoStef, Public domain.
is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives through Greek σίγουρος from the Venetian word siguro, meaning "safe", based on the fact that it has a safe harbour. is situated 4 km west of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.

Village
and its twin beach village are located in the southwest part of the Greek island of . They are villages visited by considerable numbers of tourists. is situated 5 km southeast of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.

Village
Photo: Tromios, CC BY 2.5.
, also transliterated as Skala Eressou, is a seaside village on the island of , , as a part of the community of . is situated 8 km south of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.

Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park

Latitude
39.20587° or 39° 12′ 21″ north
Longitude
25.9005° or 25° 54′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GF76W42+85
Open­Street­Map ID
way 95810008
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place=­locality
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Wiki­data ID
Q2910024
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “غابة لسبوس المتحجرة”
  • Armenian: “Լեսբոսի քարացած անտառ”
  • Belarusian: “Скамянелы лес”
  • Cebuano: “Petrified Forest of Lesbos”
  • Dutch: “Versteend woud van Lesbos”
  • Finnish: “Lesboksen kivettynyt metsä”
  • French: “forêt pétrifiée de Lesbos”
  • French: “Forêt pétrifiée de Lesbos”
  • German: “Versteinerter Wald von Lesbos”
  • German: “Versteinerter Wald”
  • Greek: “Απολιθωμένο δάσος της Λέσβου”
  • Hebrew: “היער המאובן של לסבוס”
  • Indonesian: “Hutan fosil kayu di Lesvos”
  • Japanese: “レスボス石化林”
  • Persian: “جنگل سنگ‌شده لسبوس”
  • Persian: “جنگل سنگی‌شده لسبوس”
  • Polish: “Skamieniały Las na Lesbos”
  • Russian: “Окаменелый лес Лесбоса”
  • Serbian: “Скамењена шума”
  • Swedish: “Förstenade skogen på Lesbos”
  • Tatar: “Лесбос ташка әйләнгән урманы”
  • Turkish: “Midilli Taşlaşmış Ormanı”
  • Ukrainian: “Кам’яний ліс”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Pedino and Antissa.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lesvos Early Miocene Petrified Forest and Απολιθωμένα (Σιγρίου).

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