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Pindus
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The Pindus, Pindos or Pindhos is a mountain range located in Northern Greece and Southern Albania. It is roughly long, with a maximum elevation of (Mount Smolikas). Because it runs north to south along much of mainland Greece, the Pindus range is known colloquially as the spine of Greece. The mountain range stretches from near the Greek-Albanian border in southern Albania, entering the Epirus and Macedonia regions in northern Greece down to the north of the Peloponnese. Geologically, it is an extension of the Dinaric Alps, which dominate the western region of the Balkan Peninsula.
The Pindus is a major north-south mountain range that runs through northern Greece and into southern Albania, earning it the nickname "the spine of Greece" because of its central location along the Greek mainland. It matters geologically as an extension of the Dinaric Alps and serves as a defining geographical feature that has shaped the regions of Epirus, Macedonia, and the approach to the Peloponnese.
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Key facts
- Mountain.name
- Pindus
- Mountain.other_name
- Pindos, Pindhos
- Mountain.photo
- File:Pindus Mountains 02 bgiu.jpg
- Mountain.photo_size
- 280
- Mountain.photo_caption
- Pindus in Epirus – The village of Anthochori resting beneath the east face of Kalogiros peak, Lakmos Mountain.
- Mountain.subdivision1_type
- Provinces/Counties
- Mountain.length_mi
- 112
- Mountain.width_mi
- 35
- Mountain.length_orientation
- north-south
- Mountain.highest
- Smolikas
- Mountain.elevation_m
- 2637
- Mountain.map
- Albania#Greece
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Wikidata facts
- Elevation
- 8652
- Image
- Pindus Mountains 02 bgiu.jpg
- Width
- 35
- Length
- 180
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17 sectionsContents
- History of the name
- Major mountains
- Population
- Transportation
- Sightseeing
- Nature and wildlife
- Ecology
- National Parks
- Vjosa Wild River National Park
- Vikos-Aoos National Park
- Pindus National Park
- Trivia
- See also
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
The Pindus, Pindos or Pindhos is a mountain range located in Northern Greece and Southern Albania. It is roughly long, with a maximum elevation of (Mount Smolikas). Because it runs north to south along much of mainland Greece, the Pindus range is known colloquially as the spine of Greece. The mountain range stretches from near the Greek-Albanian border in southern Albania, entering the Epirus and Macedonia regions in northern Greece down to the north of the Peloponnese. Geologically, it is an extension of the Dinaric Alps, which dominate the western region of the Balkan Peninsula.
== History of the name == According to John Tzetzes (a 12th-century Byzantine writer), the Pindos range was then called Metzovon.
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