Mount OlympusHighest mountain in GreeceMount Olympus (, Greek: Όλυμπος, romanized: Ólympos, IPA:) is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges.
AppleEdible fruit"Apple tree" redirects here. For other uses, see Apple tree (other).An apple is the round, edible fruit of an apple tree (Malus spp.). Fruit trees of the orchard or domestic apple (Malus domestica), the most widely grown in the genus, are cultivated worldwide. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, Malus sieversii, is still found.
Ancient GreekAncient Greek (Ἑλληνική, Hellēnikḗ [hellɛːnikɛ̌ː]) includes the forms of the Greek language used in ancient Greece and the ancient world from around 1500 BC to 300 BC. It is often roughly divided into the following periods: Mycenaean Greek (c. 1400 – c. 1200 BC), Dark Ages (c. 1200 – c. 800 BC), the Archaic or Homeric period (c. 800 – c. 500 BC), and the Classical period (c. 500 – c. 300 BC).
Greek languageIndo-European languageGreek (Modern Greek: ελληνικά, romanized: elliniká; Ancient Greek: ἑλληνική, romanized: hellēnikḗ) is an Indo-European language, constituting an independent Hellenic branch within the Indo-European language family.
Pagasetic GulfThe Pagasetic Gulf (Greek: Παγασητικός Κόλπος, romanized: Pagasitikós Kólpos) is a rounded gulf with a maximum depth of 102 metres (335 ft) in the Magnesia regional unit of east-central Greece. It is formed by the Pelion peninsula and is connected to the Euboic Sea through a narrow channel about 4 km wide. Its main port and largest city is Volos.
GreeceGreece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeastern Europe. It occupies the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, with a population of around 10 million. With nine regions and thousands of islands, it has the longest coastline on the . The Ionian Sea is west of the mainland, Albania northwest, and North Macedonia and Bulgaria north. Turkey is east both by land and the Aegean Sea.Greek National Road 34aGreek National Road 34a (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 34a), abbreviated as the EO34a, is a national road in Thessaly, Greece. The EO34a is a direct variant of the EO34, running through the Pelion mountain range from Volos to Chorefto.Greek National Road 34Greek National Road 34 (Greek: Εθνική Οδός 34), abbreviated as the EO34, is a national road in Thessaly, Greece. The EO34 runs along the coast of the Pelion peninsula, from Volos to Chorefto via Neochori.
Aegean SeaMediterranean between Greece and TurkeyThe Aegean Sea is an elongated embayment of the between Europe and Asia. It is located between the Balkans and Anatolia, and covers an area of some 215,000 km (83,000 sq mi). In the north, the Aegean is connected to the Marmara Sea, which in turn connects to the Black Sea, by the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, respectively.
ThessalyThessaly ( ; Greek: Θεσσαλία, romanized: Thessalía; ancient Thessalian: Πετθαλία, Petthalía) is a traditional geographic and modern administrative region of Greece, comprising most of the ancient region of the same name. Before the Greek Dark Ages, Thessaly was known as Aeolia (Ancient Greek: Αἰολία, Aiolía), and appears in Homer's Odyssey. Thessaly became part of the modern Greek state in 1881, after four and a half centuries of Ottoman rule.
KatharevousaKatharevousa (Greek: Καθαρεύουσα [kaθaˈrevusa], literally 'purifying [language]') is a conservative form of the Modern Greek language conceived in the late 18th century as both a literary language and a compromise between Ancient Greek and the contemporary vernacular, Demotic Greek. Originally, it was widely used for both literary and official purposes, though sparingly in daily language.Height above mean sea levelHeight above mean sea level is a measure of a location's vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) in reference to a vertical datum based on a historic mean sea level. In geodesy, it is formalized as orthometric height. The zero level varies in different countries due to different reference points and historic measurement periods. Climate change and other forces can cause sea levels and elevations to vary over time.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.