Speleokarstic regioning of Ukrainian Carpathians

The article is devoted to one of major theoretical problems of speleokarstology. On the basis of researches and received facts author develops the regioning of territory of the Ukrainian Carpathians - least investigated sector of all Carpathians. Are selected 3 speleokarstic (SК) regions, which include 5 SК provinces, 8 SК districts, 19 SК areas. Elementary taxonomic units forms the SК sites, SК subsites and concrete SК localities. In region is revealed and investigated 110 caves of different litho-genetic types of general length 7134 m and maximal depth of 63 m. It is marked wider, than was considered earlier, karst development and spreading in Ukrainian Carpathians. The tasks on intensification of speleokarstic researches are established. Key words: The Ukrainian Carpathians, speleokarstic regioning, speleogenesis.