Pindus

The Pindus (also Pindos or Pindhos) (Greek: Πίνδος) mountain range is located in northern Greece and southern Albania. It is roughly 160 km long, with a maximum elevation of 2,637 m (Mount Smolikas). Because it runs along the border of Thessaly and Epirus, the Pindus range is often called the "spine of Greece". The mountain range stretches from near the Greek-Albanian borders in Northern Epirus, entering the Epirus region and Macedonia region in northern Greece down to the north of the Peloponnese. Geologically it constitutes an extension of the Dinaric Alps, which dominate the western region of the Balkan Peninsula. This vast complex of mountains, peaks, plateaus, valleys and gorges traverses the Greek mainland from the Northwest to the Southeast. Its length reaches almost 230 kilometers and its largest width is 70 kilometers.

Name

Historically, the name Pindos refers to the mountainous territory that separates the greater Epirus region from the regions of Macedonia and Thessaly.

Pindos (disambiguation)

Pindos or Pindus is the largest mountain range in Greece, extending to southern Albania.

Pindos or Pindus can also refer to:

Kanianitis

The Kanianitis (Greek: Κανιανίτης) is a river in Phocis, central Greece. It receives its water from the mountains Oeta and Giona. It flows through the villages Kastellia, Gravia and Mariolata, and flows into the Cephissus near the village Lilaia. In antiquity, it was called Pindos or Pindus (Ancient Greek: Πίνδος). The Pindus was a river of ancient Doris. The Dorian cities Lilaea and Pindus were situated on the river.

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Coordinates: 38°39′07″N 22°31′22″E / 38.6520°N 22.5227°E / 38.6520; 22.5227

Pindus (mythology)

Pindus in Greek mythology was the son of Makednos. He was friend with a snake and when his three brothers killed Pindus, the snake took revenge by killing them.

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