Greece: Mountains and Islands
Greece located in Southeast Europe is divided into mountainous peninsular mainland, the Peloponnesus peninsula that is separated by the Isthmus of Corinth from the mainland and numerous islands.
(IINews) - Greece located in Southeast Europe is divided into mountainous peninsular mainland, the Peloponnesus peninsula that is separated by the Isthmus of Corinth from the mainland and numerous islands.
Geographical features of Greece exhibit amazing diversity across the country. The mainland is mainly mountainous (eighty percent of the land in the country) including mountain ranges such as the famous Mt. Olympus the Pindus where small many rivers originate.
The coastline of the country, eleventh longest in the world and the longest in Europe, is dotted with many islands and bays. The famed coastline of the country attracts many tourists from all over the world. The number of island is between 1,200 and 6,000 according the definition of an island (if islets and huge rocks too are included then 6000). Whatever is the total number 227 of the islands are populated and equipped to welcome tourists. More than half of the hotels are situated on the islands. Crete is the most populated as well as the largest island, followed by Euboea (60m-wide Euripus Strait separates Euboea from the mainland), Lesbos and Rhodes follow next.
The Greek island clusters are traditionally grouped as:
The Argo-Saronic Islands lying in the Saronic gulf near to Athens,
the Cyclades large and dense collection of islands located in the centre of the Aegean Sea,
the North Aegean islands a sparsely located group of islands lying off the west coast Turkey,
the Dodecanese a loose group of islands lying in between Crete and Turkey, in the southeast ,
the Sporades is a small but tight group of islands locate on the coast of Euboea, and
the Ionian Islands lying on the western coast of mainland Greece, in the Ionian Sea.
Poseidon Yacht Charter offer yacht charter services to following destinations in Greece:
• Saronic Islands include Angistri, Aegina, Salamina, Spetses, Poros and Hydra and are located in the Saronic Gulf. The gulf is protected from the winds in bad weather also. The islands very close to Athens and are reachable in less than an hour (Aegina and Agistri) and are recommended for overnight stay or daytrips in winters too.
• Northern Aegean Islands include Ikaria, Samos, Chios, Limnos, Samothraki, Lesvos, Thassos. The islands have retained the ancient Greek culture and are unspoiled by tourism.
• Sporades Islands conssist of Skyros, Skiathos, Skopelos, Alonissos islands. The Sporades lie inbetween Mount Pelion and the island of Evia in the northwest Aegean Sea and are famous for rich vegetation and beautiful beaches.
• Ionian Islands include Corfu (Kerkyra), Lefkada, Kefalonia, Paxos, Kythera, Zakynthos, and Ithaki islands. Lying in the west of Greece, the Ionian Islands receive more rainfall than the islands located in the Aegean Sea and therefore more green. These islands are not reachable by boats though ferry connections are available from various ports of Western Greece.
Dodecanese Islands consist of Astypalia, , Kalymnos, , Kassos, , Kos, Leros, , Patmos, Rhodes, Symi, Tilos, Halki, Karpathos, Kastellorizo and Nisyros. The Dodecanese chain is the group of southeastern most islands and some islands of the chain are located very close to Turkey. Some islands offer an excellent tourist infrastructure while certain others attract people looking for peace and privacy.
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Characteristic of Greece in general is the amazing diversity of the country. On one side towering mountains and mountain ranges, such as the Pindus (Greek "backbone"), Olympus (the Pantheon with 2,917 m the highest mountain in the country) and there and there interrupted by valleys mountains of Thrace and Macedonia, where many small rivers rise.
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