Pripyat is a town located in northern Ukraine, not far from the border with Belarus. Its coordinates are 51° north latitude and 30° east longitude. It is located about 110 m above the sea level among the large plains of Ukraine. To the north of it runs the homonymous river of Pripyat. The city is surrounded by abandoned farmland and wooded areas with deciduous forests. The nature around the city is contaminated with radioactive materials, which was emitted during the accident at the nuclear power plant in April 1986. Today no one can say with certainty how long will be polluted the environment in the vicinity.
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