Historic volcano of Methana - last eruption 230 B.C.

Historic volcano of Methana - last eruption 230 B.C. is a volcano in Troizinia-Methana, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica and has an elevation of 362 metres. Historic volcano of Methana - last eruption 230 B.C. is situated nearby to the village Kaimeni Chora, as well as near Kameni Chora.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acropolis Paliocastro.

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 Methana and Megalochori.

Methana

Photo: Kernpanik, CC0.

Methana is located in Greece, with highly interesting of archaeological monuments, Byzantine churches, lovely villages and imposing a "dormant" volcano.

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.

Vathy

Hamlet

Photo: Schuppi, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vathy is a hamlet.

Historic volcano of Methana - last eruption 230 B.C.

Type: Volcano with an elevation of 362 metres
Category: landform
Location: Troizinia-Methana, Piraeus Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

37.6185° or 37° 37′ 7″ north

Longitude

23.3331° or 23° 19′ 59″ east

Elevation

362 metres (1,188 feet)

Open location code

8G95J89M+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 331785735

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=volcano

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In Other Languages

From German to Greek—“Historic volcano of Methana - last eruption 230 B.C.” goes by many names.

German: “Historischer Lavadom (letzte Eruption 230 v.Chr.)”
Greek: “Το ιστορικό ηφαίστειο (τελευταία έκρηξη 230 π.Χ.)”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kaimeni Chora and Kameni Chora.

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