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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 ancient Greeks pioneered in many fields that rely on systematic thought, including logic, biology, geometry, government, geography, medicine, history, [345] philosophy, [346] physics, and mathematics. [347] They introduced important literary forms as epic and lyrical poetry, history, tragedy, comedy and drama.
However, due to the country's complex geography, Greece has a wide range of micro-climates and local variations. The Greek mainland is extremely mountainous, making Greece one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. [1] [2] According to the Köppen climate classification Greece has 11 climates, the most in Europe for its size. [3]
Greece is the second largest bentonite producer after the United States. Chromite: Hosted in peridotite, ophiolites and dunite. Near Vourinos is a deposit with 1.5 million tons of ore and an ancient mine in Thessalia extracted 500,000 tons by the 1990s. Copper: The Chalkidiki Peninsula has 15 million tons of copper. Pyrite is common near East ...
Crete is one of the most popular holiday destinations in Greece. 15% of all arrivals in Greece come through the city of Heraklion (port and airport), while charter journeys to Heraklion make up about 20% of all charter flights in Greece Archived 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. The number of hotel beds on the island increased by 53% in the ...
Mount Olympus (/ oʊ ˈ l ɪ m p ə s, ə ˈ l ɪ m-/, [5] Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos, IPA: [ˈoli(m)bos]) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. [6]
An enlargeable topographic map of Greece. Geography of Greece. Greece is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Europe. Southern Europe. Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe") Time zone: Eastern European Time , Eastern European Summer Time ; Extreme points of Greece. High: Mount Olympus 2,919 m (9,577 ft)
Greece geography stubs (17 C, 61 P) Pages in category "Geography of Greece" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect ...