Methana peninsula

Methana is a town and a former municipality on the peninsula, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia-Methana, of which it is a municipal unit.
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  • Peninsula
  • …has about 2,060 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 740 metres (2,430 feet)
  • …is also known as “Chersonisos Methanon”
  • Description: peninsula in eastern Peloponnese, Greece

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acropolis Paliocastro and Peristeri cave.
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The Acropolis of ancient is located 1 km from…
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megalochori and Megalo Potami.
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is a village and a community in the…
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is a village.
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is situated in the eastern part of the volcanic peninsula.

Methana peninsula

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Latitude
37.60757° or 37° 36′ 27″ north
Longitude
23.37155° or 23° 22′ 18″ east
UN/LOCODE
GR MEA
Open location code
8G95J95C+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286506105
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Geo­Names ID
257125
Wiki­data ID
Q25017110

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Armenian—“Methana peninsula” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Methana (Gadishull)”
  • Albanian: “Methana”
  • Catalan: “Metana”
  • Cebuano: “Chersónisos Methánon”
  • Danish: “Methana”
  • Finnish: “Méthana”
  • 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 Megalochori.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stavrolongos lava dome and Varkesa, Βάρκεζα.

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