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The country of
Greece is located in southeastern
Europe, on the southern end of the Balkans peninsula. Greece is surrounded on the north by Bulgaria, the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and
Albania; to the west by the
Ionian Sea Sea; to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the east by the Aegean Sea. The country ranges approximately in latitude from 35°00′N to 42°00′N and in
longitude from 19°00′E to 28°30′E. As a result, it hasconsiderable climatic variation, as discussed below. The country consists of a large mainland; the Peloponnese, a peninsula connected to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth of
Corinth; and around 3000 islands, including
Crete, Rhodes,
Corfu, the
Dodecanese and the Cyclades. Greece has 15000 kilometres (9300 miles) of coastline.80% of Greece is
mountainous, and the country is one of the most mountainous countries of Europe. Western Greece contains
lakes and wetlands. The
Pindus Mountains lie in the country's centre, with an average elevation of 2650 m. They continue as the islands of
Kythera, Antikythera and end in the islands of Crete and Rhodes. The islands of the Aegean Sea are peaks of underwater mountains that are a
Geology extension of the Pindus.Central and Western Greece contain high and steep peaks dissected by many
canyons and other Karst topography, including the
Meteora Gorge and the Vikos Gorges - the latter being one of the largest of the world and the second deepest after the Grand Canyon, plunging vertically for more than 1100 meters.
Mount Olympus (Mountain) is the highest point of Greece and the fourth highest in absolute altitude in Europe, rising to 2919 m above sea Sea level. The
Rhodope Mountains form the border between Greece and Bulgaria; that area is covered with vast and thick forests.
Plains also are found in Eastern
Thessaly, in central Macedonia (Greece) and in Thrace.
Climate
from satellite images.
Greece's
climate is divided into three classes:
- A Mediterranean climate features mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Temperatures rarely reach extremes, although snowfalls do occur occasionally even in Athens, Cyclades or Crete during the winter.
- An alpine climate is found primarily in Western Greece (Epirus, Central Greece, Thessaly, Western Macedonia (Greece) as well as central parts of the Peloponnese like Achaea, Arkadia and parts of Lakonia where the Alpine range pass by).
- A temperate climate is found in Central and Eastern Macedonia (Greece) as well as in Thrace at places like Komotini, Xanthi and northern Evros; with cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers.
The southern suburbs of Athens are in the Mediterranean zone, while northern suburbs have a temperate climate.
Fauna and flora
50% of Greece is covered by forests with a rich varied vegetation which spans from Alpine coniferous to the Mediterranean type vegetation.
Pinniped, sea
Sea turtles and other rare marine life live in the seas around Greece, while Greece's forests provide home to brown bears and lynx and to Gray Wolf,
roe deer, wild goat,
foxes and
boars, amongst others.
Details
map of
Greece
Location:
Southern Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea, and the
Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Geography - note:strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. The Country can be divided in three main geographic areas. The mainland, the islands and the Aegean basin.
Area
Total:309,050 km² (slightly bigger than Arizona)
Land:130,860 km² mainland and islands
Water:1. Lakes and rivers: 1,140 km²
2. Sea: 177,050 km² Aegean basin-Islets-Ambrakikos Kolpos-Korinthiakos Kolpos-Patraikos Kolpos all of them located within the boundaries of the territory (Attention: this refers neither to the territorial waters nor to the Ionian sea territorial waters, just to the enclosed Aegean region within the country itself bordered by the
Peloponnese,
Kythera and tens of other surrounding islets, Crete, Karpathos and other surrounding islets,
Rhodes, the
Dodecanese and the NE
Aegean Islands with the exception of
Imvros (Gökçeada) and Tenedos (Bozcaada) both belonging to Turkey. Out of this area to the east, the Aegean continues but that part out of the aforementioned Aegean basin belongs to Turkey.)
Boundaries
Land:1,935 km
Border countries:Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 931 km (206 km in the Evros river at NE
Greece and 725 km in the Aegean from Thrace to Rhodes), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 228 km
Coastline:15,021 km
Maritime claims:
Continental shelf:200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Territorial sea:12 nautical miles(Turkey only recognises 6 nautical miles)
Climate
Three well defined climatological areas; Mediterranean, Alpine, and Mid-European Temperate
Terrain
Mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Natural resources
bauxite, coal in lignite form, magnesite, petroleum, marble, zinc, nickel, lead, hydropower, wheat, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, olives, salt, sugar beets, grapes, cotton, livestock
Land use
1.)Arable land:19%
2.)Permanent crops:8%
3.)Forests and woodland:50%
4.)Other:23% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:13,140 km² (1993 est.)
Environment
1.)Natural hazards:severe earthquakes, droughts, wildfires
2.)Current issues:air pollution; water pollution
3.)International agreements:party to:Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Climate Change-
Kyoto ProtocolImage:Img2005-04-30T17.43.54.JPG].Image:Greece_Santorini_Oia_Coast_by_day.JPG|The rugged coastline of the volcanic holiday island of Santorini.Image:Agrafa_Templa.jpg].
See also
- Greek islands
- Greek names of mountains
- National parks in Greece
- Geography of Europe
External links
References
- A Geological Companion to Greece and the Aegean by Michael and Reynold Higgins, Cornell University Press, 1996
The country of
Greece is located in southeastern Europe, on the southern end of the
Balkans peninsula. Greece is surrounded on the north by Bulgaria, the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and
Albania; to the west by the
Ionian Sea Sea; to the south by the Mediterranean Sea and to the east by the Aegean Sea. The country ranges approximately in
latitude from 35°00′N to 42°00′N and in longitude from 19°00′E to 28°30′E. As a result, it hasconsiderable climatic variation, as discussed below. The country consists of a large mainland; the
Peloponnese, a peninsula connected to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth of
Corinth; and around 3000
islands, including
Crete,
Rhodes,
Corfu, the
Dodecanese and the Cyclades. Greece has 15000 kilometres (9300 miles) of coastline.80% of Greece is mountainous, and the country is one of the most mountainous countries of Europe. Western Greece contains lakes and
wetlands. The
Pindus Mountains lie in the country's centre, with an average elevation of 2650 m. They continue as the islands of Kythera, Antikythera and end in the islands of Crete and Rhodes. The islands of the Aegean Sea are peaks of underwater mountains that are a Geology extension of the Pindus.Central and Western Greece contain high and steep peaks dissected by many canyons and other Karst topography, including the
Meteora Gorge and the Vikos Gorges - the latter being one of the largest of the world and the second deepest after the Grand Canyon, plunging vertically for more than 1100 meters.
Mount Olympus (Mountain) is the highest point of Greece and the fourth highest in absolute altitude in Europe, rising to 2919 m above sea Sea level. The
Rhodope Mountains form the border between Greece and
Bulgaria; that area is covered with vast and thick forests.
Plains also are found in Eastern Thessaly, in central
Macedonia (Greece) and in Thrace.
Climate
from
satellite images.
Greece's
climate is divided into three classes:
- A Mediterranean climate features mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. Temperatures rarely reach extremes, although snowfalls do occur occasionally even in Athens, Cyclades or Crete during the winter.
- An alpine climate is found primarily in Western Greece (Epirus, Central Greece, Thessaly, Western Macedonia (Greece) as well as central parts of the Peloponnese like Achaea, Arkadia and parts of Lakonia where the Alpine range pass by).
- A temperate climate is found in Central and Eastern Macedonia (Greece) as well as in Thrace at places like Komotini, Xanthi and northern Evros; with cold, damp winters and hot, dry summers.
The southern suburbs of Athens are in the Mediterranean zone, while northern suburbs have a temperate climate.
Fauna and flora
50% of Greece is covered by forests with a rich varied vegetation which spans from Alpine coniferous to the Mediterranean type vegetation.
Pinniped, sea Sea turtles and other rare marine life live in the seas around Greece, while Greece's forests provide home to
brown bears and
lynx and to
Gray Wolf, roe deer,
wild goat,
foxes and
boars, amongst others.
Details
map of
Greece
Location:
Southern
Europe, bordering the Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Geography - note:strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 3,000 islands. The Country can be divided in three main geographic areas. The mainland, the islands and the Aegean basin.
Area
Total:309,050 km² (slightly bigger than Arizona)
Land:130,860 km² mainland and islands
Water:1. Lakes and rivers: 1,140 km²
2. Sea: 177,050 km² Aegean basin-Islets-Ambrakikos Kolpos-Korinthiakos Kolpos-Patraikos Kolpos all of them located within the boundaries of the territory (Attention: this refers neither to the territorial waters nor to the Ionian sea territorial waters, just to the enclosed Aegean region within the country itself bordered by the
Peloponnese,
Kythera and tens of other surrounding islets, Crete, Karpathos and other surrounding islets, Rhodes, the Dodecanese and the NE
Aegean Islands with the exception of
Imvros (Gökçeada) and Tenedos (
Bozcaada) both belonging to Turkey. Out of this area to the east, the Aegean continues but that part out of the aforementioned Aegean basin belongs to Turkey.)
Boundaries
Land:1,935 km
Border countries:Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 931 km (206 km in the Evros river at NE
Greece and 725 km in the Aegean from
Thrace to Rhodes), the
former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 228 km
Coastline:15,021 km
Maritime claims:
Continental shelf:200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Territorial sea:12
nautical miles(Turkey only recognises 6 nautical miles)
Climate
Three well defined climatological areas; Mediterranean, Alpine, and Mid-European Temperate
Terrain
Mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
Natural resources
bauxite, coal in lignite form, magnesite, petroleum, marble, zinc, nickel, lead, hydropower, wheat, fruit and vegetables, tobacco, olives, salt, sugar beets, grapes, cotton, livestock
Land use
1.)Arable land:19%
2.)Permanent crops:8%
3.)Forests and woodland:50%
4.)Other:23% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land:13,140 km² (1993 est.)
Environment
1.)Natural hazards:severe earthquakes, droughts, wildfires
2.)Current issues:air pollution; water pollution
3.)International agreements:party to:Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Climate Change-
Kyoto ProtocolImage:Img2005-04-30T17.43.54.JPG].Image:Greece_Santorini_Oia_Coast_by_day.JPG|The rugged coastline of the volcanic holiday island of Santorini.Image:Agrafa_Templa.jpg].
See also
External links
References
- A Geological Companion to Greece and the Aegean by Michael and Reynold Higgins, Cornell University Press, 1996
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