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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest.
The Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified… is situated 4 km west of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sigri and Eresos.
CoStef, Public domain.
Village
is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. is situated 4 km west of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.
Village
and its twin beach village are… is situated 5 km southeast of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.
Village
, also transliterated as Skala Eressou… is situated 8 km south of Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park.
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Latitude
39.20587° or 39° 12′ 21″ north
Longitude
25.9005° or 25° 54′ 2″ east
Open location code
8GF76W42+85
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park” 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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