Greek Geography and Nature

Mountains, Peaks and Ranges

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  1. Rising to 2,917 metres, which summit meaning "nose" is the highest peak in Greece and Europe in prominence?
  2. Located in Leptokarya, the Geological Museum of which mountain provides detailed information on its geological structure?
  3. Which mountain range is traditionally known as the 'spine of Greece'?
  4. Rising in the Ioannina regional unit of northwestern Greece, which peak is the second-highest mountain in Greece?
  5. Which mountain is the highest peak in the Peloponnese peninsula?
  6. What is the highest mountain on the island of Crete?
  7. In Greek mythology, Mount Pelion was the homeland of which tutor of ancient Greek heroes?
  8. According to traditions, which mountain above Delphi was regarded as the site of the water deity Castalia and home of the Muses?
  9. Which mountain is a mountain in Phocis, Central Greece?
  10. The Rhodopes are a mountain range in Southeastern Europe, and the largest by area in which country?
  11. Which river is the longest flowing entirely on Greek soil?
  12. The river Pineios flows from the Pindus mountains through which major agricultural plain?
  13. Which river marks the terrestrial border between Greece and Turkey?
  14. Known in Bulgaria as the Mesta, which river is a major river in Bulgaria and Greece?
  15. Which river lent its name to the refugee ship Struma that was torpedoed and sunk in the Black Sea during World War II?

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