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Mount Olympus
Sign in to saveAlso known as Olympus, Troodos, Chionístra, Όλυμπος, Ólympos, Χιονίστρα
highest point in Cyprus
Key facts
- Elevation
- 1,952 m (6,404 ft)
- Prominence
- 1,952 m (6,404 ft)
- Listing
- Country high point , Ultra , Ribu
- Location
- Cyprus
- Parent range
- Troodos
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
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- native label
- Όλυμπος
- mountain range
- Troodos Mountains
- heritage designation
- Tentative World Heritage Site
- Commons category
- Mount Olympus, Cyprus
- located in/on physical feature
- Cyprus
- topographic prominence
- 1952
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Encyclopedic overview
Olympus, or Chionistra, (Greek: Όλυμπος or Χιονίστρα; Turkish: Olimpos Tepesi) at 1,952 metres (6,404 ft), is the highest point in Cyprus. It is located in the Troodos Mountains of Cyprus. Mount Olympus peak and the "Troodos Square" fall under the territory of Platres in Limassol District. A British long range radar currently operates at Mount Olympus' peak. It has a highland warm-summer mediterranean climate.
Mount Olympus is formed of ultramafic rock, dominantly serpentinized harzburgite which is part of the Troodos ophiolite.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Mount Olympus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.