Pindo

Also known as Mount Pindus

macizo montañoso del Epiro, cordillera del norte de Grecia, del sureste de Albania y del sureste de Macedonia, cuya máxima elevación es el monte Smolikas.

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The Pindus is a major north-south mountain range that runs through northern Greece and into southern Albania, earning it the nickname "the spine of Greece" because of its central location along the Greek mainland. It matters geologically as an extension of the Dinaric Alps and serves as a defining geographical feature that has shaped the regions of Epirus, Macedonia, and the approach to the Peloponnese.

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Key facts

Mountain.name: Pindus
Mountain.other_name: Pindos, Pindhos
Mountain.photo: File:Pindus Mountains 02 bgiu.jpg
Mountain.photo_size: 280
Mountain.photo_caption: Pindus in Epirus – The village of Anthochori resting beneath the east face of Kalogiros peak, Lakmos Mountain.
Mountain.subdivision1_type: Provinces/Counties
Mountain.length_mi: 112
Mountain.width_mi: 35
Mountain.length_orientation: north-south
Mountain.highest: Smolikas
Mountain.elevation_m: 2637
Mountain.map: Albania#Greece

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: mountain range
Part of: Alpide belt
Country: Greece
Located in: Zagori Municipality
Elevation: 8652
Highest point: Smolikas
Image: Pindus Mountains 02 bgiu.jpg
Width: 35
Length: 180

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described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Commons category: Pindus
topic's main category: Category:Pindus
maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Albania

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Article · Español

Pindo (en griego, Πίνδος, en latín, Pindus, arumano Pind, macedonio Пинд) es una cordillera que se extiende por el Epiro en el norte de Grecia, el sureste de Albania y el sureste de Macedonia del Norte y tiene una longitud de ciento sesenta kilómetros de norte a sur. Tiene el mar Jónico al oeste y el Egeo al este y cruza el centro de Grecia. Geológicamente es una extensión de los Alpes Dináricos. La máxima elevación de esta cordillera es el monte Smolikas, que alcanza una cota de 2637 m.

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