Methana peninsula
Methana is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Methana, of which it is a municipal unit.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peninsula
- Description: peninsula in eastern Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Chersonisos Methanon” and “Methana Peninsula”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Acropolis Paliocastro and Peristeri cave.
Acropolis Paliocastro
Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Acropolis of ancient Methana is located 1 km from the town of Megalochori in the volcanic peninsula of Methana.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Megalochori and Kypseli.
Megalochori
Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Megalochori is a village and a community in the western part of the volcanic Methana peninsula, Greece. It is located 3km northwest of Methana town. The community consists of the villages Megalochori, Vathy, Kaimeni Chora and Megalo Potami.
Kypseli
Village
Photo: Upp75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kypseli is situated in the eastern part of the Methana volcanic peninsula. It was originally a farming village. The older name of the village is Kosona.
Methana peninsula
Latitude
37.60757° or 37° 36′ 27″ northLongitude
23.37155° or 23° 22′ 18″ eastPopulation
2,060Elevation
740 metres (2,428 feet)United Nations Location Code
GR MEAOpen location code
8G95J95C+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 286506105OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsula
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Satellite Map
Discover Methana peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Methana peninsula” goes by many names.
- Albanian: “Methana (Gadishull)”
- Albanian: “Methana”
- Catalan: “Metana”
- Cebuano: “Chersónisos Methánon”
- Finnish: “Méthana”
- French: “Methana”
- French: “Méthana”
- German: “Methana”
- Greek: “Chersónisos Methánon”
- Greek: “Khersónisos Methánon”
- Greek: “Methana”
- Greek: “Μέθανα (χερσόνησος)”
- Greek: “Μέθανα”
- Greek: “Χερσόνησος Μεθάνων”
- Hungarian: “Methana-félsziget”
- Latin: “Methana (paeninsula)”
- Latin: “Methana”
- Swedish: “Chersónisos Methánon”
- Western Armenian: “Մեթանա”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Makrylongos and Megalo Potami.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stavrolongos lava dome and Varkesa, Βάρκεζα.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Methana peninsula”. Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.