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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  • 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.

Archaeological site
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Acropolis of ancient is located 1 km from the town of in the volcanic peninsula of .

Cave
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Megalochori and Megalo Potami.

Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village and a community in the western part of the volcanic peninsula, . It is located 3 km northwest of town. The community consists of the villages , Vathy, Kaimeni Chora and Megalo Potami.

Village
Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village.

Village
Photo: Upp75, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated in the eastern part of the 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″ north
Longitude
23.37155° or 23° 22′ 18″ east
Population
2,060
Elevation
740 metres (2,428 feet)
United Nations Location Code
GR MEA
Open location code
8G95J95C+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 286506105
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peninsula
Geo­Names ID
257125
Wiki­data ID
Q25017110
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Satellite Map

Discover Methana peninsula from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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: “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

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Notable Places Nearby

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