Geography of Greece

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Albania
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Rep. Macedonia
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Bulgaria
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Turkey
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Greece
Athens
Thessaloniki
Kavala
Thasos
Alexandroupoli
Samothrace
Corfu
Igoumenitsa
Larissa
Volos
Ioannina
Chalcis
Patras
Corinth
Nafplion
Sparta
Areopoli
Piraeus
Eleusina
Laurium
Heraklion
Macedonia
Thrace
Epirus
Thessaly
Euboea
Central Greece
Peloponnese
Mt. Olympus
Lefkada
Kefalonia
Zakynthos
Lemnos
Lesbos
Chios
Samos
Andros
Tinos
Mykonos
Icaria
Patmos
Naxos
Milos
Santorini
Kos
Rhodes
Karpathos
Kassos
Kythira
Gavdos
Aegean
Sea
Sea of Crete
Myrtoan
Sea
Ionian
Sea
Mediterranean
Sea
Crete
Aegean
Islands
Cyclades
Dodecanese
Ionian
Islands

Greece consists of a mountainous, peninsular mainland jutting out into the sea at the southern end of the Balkans, the Peloponnesus peninsula (separated from the mainland by the canal of the Isthmus of Corinth), and numerous islands (1400, 227 of which are inhabited), including Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Chios, the Dodecanese and the Cycladic groups of the Aegean Sea as well as the Ionian Sea islands. Greece has the tenth longest coastline in the world with 14,880 km (9,246 mi); its land boundary is 1,160 km (721 mi).

Eighty percent of Greece consists of mountains or hills, making the country one of the most mountainous in Europe. Mount Olympus, a focal point of Greek culture throughout history culminates at Mytikas peak 2,917 m (9,570 ft), the highest in the country. Once considered the throne of the Gods, it is today extremely popular among hikers and climbers. Western Greece contains a number of lakes and wetlands and is dominated by the Pindus mountain range. The Pindus reaches a maximum elevation of 2,637 m (8,652 ft) at Mt. Smolikas and is essentially a prolongation of the Dinaric Alps. The Vikos-Aoos Gorge is yet another spectacular formation and a popular hotspot for those fond of extreme sports.

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