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Pages in category "Peninsulas of Greece" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Achlades Peninsula;
A peninsula can also be a headland, cape, island promontory, bill, point, or spit. [5] A point is generally considered a tapering piece of land projecting into a body of water that is less prominent than a cape. [6] In English, the plural of peninsula is peninsulas or, less commonly, peninsulae. A river which courses through a very tight ...
Map of earthquakes in Greece and adjacent countries 1900–2017. Greece is a mostly mountainous country with a very long coastline, filled with peninsulas and islands. The climate can range from semi-desert to cold climate mountain forests. Greece's natural hazards include severe earthquakes, floods, droughts and wildfires.
The entire peninsula is earthquake-prone and has been the site of many earthquakes in the past. The longest river is the Alfeios in the west (110 km or 68 mi), followed by the Evrotas in the south (82 km or 51 mi), and also the Pineios, also in the west (70 km or 43 mi). The Peloponnese, with its indented coasts, is home to numerous spectacular ...
A peninsula [1] [2] is a landform that extends from a mainland and is surrounded by water on most sides. [3] [4] Peninsulas exist on each continent. ... Greece Kosovo ...
Map of modern Mani. The Mani Peninsula (Greek: Μάνη, romanized: Mánē), also long known by its medieval name Maina or Maïna (Greek: Μαΐνη), is a geographical and cultural region in the Peloponnese of Southern Greece and home to the Maniots (Greek: Mανιάτες, romanized: Maniátes), who claim descent from the ancient Spartans.
Peninsulas of Greece (4 C, 16 P) I. Peninsulas of Iceland (2 C, 15 P) ... Peninsulas of the United Arab Emirates (2 C, 3 P) Peninsulas of the United Kingdom (4 C)
Regions of the Greek islands. Greece has many islands, [Note 1] with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 [1] to 6,000, [2] depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 [3] and 227. [2]