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Karpelovka Destination Guide

Delve into Karpelovka in Ukraine

Karpelovka in the region of Kiev is located in Ukraine - some 64 mi or ( 104 km ) North of Kiev , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Karpelovka

Local time in Karpelovka is now 04:12 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Kiev " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Smolensk, Bălţi, Rechytsa, Minsk, and Mazyr. While being here, you might want to check out Smolensk . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Karpelovka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

廃墟探索部 第12回作品 チェルノブイリ

1:34 min by haikyotansakubu
Views: 112677 Rating: 4.42

廃墟探索部 廃墟DVD12作目 「チェルノブイリ(仮)」の予告です。 HD画質版はこちら stage6.divx.com 1986年4月26日午前1時23分 世界を震撼させ、そして世界に死の灰を降らせたチェルノブイリ原発事故が発生。 あれから22年目の今、放射能汚染によって、6世紀後まで人が住む事の出来ない立ち入り禁止区域に、廃墟探索部が潜入取材を決行。 現在、数百人の管理作業員のみが一時生活して ..

Chernobyl and the deserted town of Pripyat

7:00 min by alotofdots
Views: 105990 Rating: 4.84

A short movie by Sander and Carlo covering our 2007 visit to Chernobyl and the deserted town of Pripyat. On 26 April 1986 at 01:23:40 am reactor number four at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant locate ..


Chernobyl Zone in Winter 2009

5:20 min by Occultuss
Views: 39941 Rating: 4.92

Trip to the Zone of Chernobyl in February 2009. ..

Chernobyl 2007

3:46 min by KittyKasper
Views: 38535 Rating: 4.81

A little more film from Chernobyl. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Kopachi

Kopachi was a village near Chernobyl, Ukraine, just south-west of the Pripyat River Basin. After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986 the village was contaminated by fallout and subsequently evacuated and is now within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone; and thus has been abandoned since 1986. After Kopachi village was evacuated by the authorities, as an experiment, had all the houses torn down and buried. This village was the only village suffering this fate as a result of the Chernobyl disaster.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 51.35 30.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Chernobyl disaster, Ghost towns in Ukraine, Populated places disestablished in 1986

Duga-3 (western) transmitter

Duga-3 ("duga" means "arc") or "Steel Yard" was a Soviet experimental over-the-horizon radar (OTH) system. It was developed for the Soviet ABM early-warning network. The system operated from 1976 to 1989. Two stations of Duga-3 were installed: a western system around Chernobyl and an eastern system in Siberia. The transmitter for the western Duga-3 was located a few kilometers southwest of Chernobyl (south of Minsk, northwest of Kiev).

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Located at 51.31 30.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Cold War military equipment of the Soviet Union, Ground radars, Russian and Soviet military radars

Russian Woodpecker

The Russian Woodpecker was a notorious Soviet radio signal that could be sporadically heard on the shortwave radio bands worldwide between July 1976 and December 1989. It sounded like a sharp, repetitive tapping noise, at 10 Hz, giving rise to the "Woodpecker" name. The random frequency hops disrupted legitimate broadcast, amateur radio, commercial aviation communications, utility transmissions, and resulted in thousands of complaints by many countries worldwide.

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Located at 51.30 30.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: 1976 establishments in the Soviet Union, 1989 disestablishments, Amateur radio history, Cold War history of the Soviet Union, International broadcasting, Russian and Soviet military radars, Science and technology in the Soviet Union

Pripyat

Pripyat is a ghost town near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, part of Kiev Oblast of northern Ukraine, near the border with Belarus. The city has a special status within the Kiev Oblast, being the city of oblast-level subordination, although it is located within the limits of Ivankiv Raion. The city also is being supervised by the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine as part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone jurisdiction.

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Located at 51.41 30.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Chernobyl disaster, Cities and towns built in the Soviet Union, Cities in Kiev Oblast, Environmental disaster ghost towns, Former cities, Ghost towns in Ukraine

Polissya hotel

The Polissya hotel is one of the highest buildings in the abandoned city of Pripyat, Ukraine (which was affected by the Chernobyl disaster). It was built in mid-1970s to house delegations and guests visiting the Chernobyl Power Plant. These days, the hotel is half-ruined. The hotel is featured in the video game Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare.

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Located at 51.41 30.06 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Chernobyl disaster, Hotels built in the Soviet Union, Hotels in Ukraine