🌲 Mount Olympus

Greece · Europe · National Park · 40.08°N, 22.35°E

Mount Olympus is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges. The highest peak, Mytikas, meaning "nose", rises to 2,917.727 metres (9,572.60 ft) and is the highest peak in Greece, and one of the highest peaks in Europe in terms of topographic prominence.

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Quick facts

Country	Greece
Continent / region	Europe
Protection type	🌲 National Park
Coordinates (approx.)	40.08°N, 22.35°E · view on map

Mount Olympus is a national park in Greece, in Europe. The details of why Mount Olympus is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).

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