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The right bank of the Pripyat River, where the city is located, is elevated above the left bank at substantial heights ( up to 80 m ).

The overfall of surface of that scale is assumed to be a consequence of a glaciation: the Pripyat River is running right along the edge where an ancient glacier was located.

Since both banks of the river are sandy, the right bank is cut through by a number of great ravines ( more than 2. 5 km length, up to 200 m width ).

The city is also located on the ravines, so its streets look much like streets of a mountain town.

One of the ravines is proclaimed a reserve.

Some of the nearby ravines are currently also equipped with ski lifts and transformed into skiing winter resorts.