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Topographic map of Greece. The wildlife of Greece includes the diverse flora, fauna, and funga of Greece, a country in southern Europe.The country is mostly mountainous with a very long, convoluted coastline, consisting of peninsulas and many islands.
Topographic map of Greece. Greece is located in South Eastern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. It is a peninsular country, with an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. It has a total area of 131,957 km 2 (50,949 sq mi), [6] of which land area is 130,647 km 2 and internal waters (lakes and rivers) account for 1,310 km 2.
Extent of Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub. Mediterranean forests, woodlands and scrub is a biome defined by the World Wide Fund for Nature. [1] The biome is generally characterized by dry summers and rainy winters, although in some areas rainfall may be uniform.
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]
This list shows the IUCN Red List status of the 115 mammal species occurring in Greece.Two of them are endangered, twelve are vulnerable, and six are near threatened.The following tags are used to highlight each species' status as assessed on the respective IUCN Red List published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Greece faces seventh day of fires as temperatures surged to 46.6C in the south on Sunday
Western Greece: 33,687 hectares (130.07 sq mi) 1975: National Park of Messolonghi-Aitoliko lagoons, lower reaches and estuaries of Acheloos and Evinos rivers, and Echinades islands Nestos delta & adjoining lagoons: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
The tradition of protected areas in Greece dates back to Ancient Greek times and the Altis and sacred grove at Olympia, amongst other sanctuaries. [1]: 173 In more recent times, the country's climatic and biological diversity, along with the rich flora and fauna that comes with it, made the need for the creation of national parks obvious as early as 1937, when the government of Ioannis Metaxas ...