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38°33′N 23°30′E / 38.550°N 23.500°E / 38.550; 23.500 The Gulf of Euboea, Euboean Gulf, Euboic Sea or Euboic Gulf (Greek: Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, romanized: Evvoïkós Kólpos) is an arm of the Aegean Sea between the island of Euboea (northeast coastline) and the Greek mainland (southwest coastline). Trending diagonally northwest–southeast, the gulf is divided by the narrow Strait of Euripus, at the town of Chalcis. The North Euboean Gulf is about 80 kilometres (50 mi) long and up to 24 kilometres (15 mi) wide, and the South Euboean Gulf is about 48 kilometres (30 mi) long, with a maximum width of 14 kilometres (9 mi).

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Gulf of Euboea

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550; 23.500 The Gulf of Euboea, Euboean Gulf, Euboic Sea or Euboic Gulf (Greek: Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, romanized: Evvoïkós Kólpos) is an arm of the Aegean Sea...

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Euboea

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Euboea (/juːˈbiːə/, yoo-BEE-ə; Greek: Εὔβοια Eúboia, Ancient: [ěu̯boi̯a], Modern: [ˈevia]), also known by its modern spelling Evia (/ˈɛviə/, EH-vee-ə)...

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Malian Gulf

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streams, the gulf has been shrinking over the centuries. In the summer of 426 BC, a tsunami hit the gulf between the northwest tip of Euboea and Lamia....

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South Euboean Gulf

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The South Euboean Gulf (Greek: Νότιος Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos) is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland...

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Lake Paralimni

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own distinct beds. Significant bridges of hilly terrain separate them, and divide Paralimni from the Gulf of Euboea. The lakes are unusual in that they were...

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Kalogria

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beach in the municipality West Mani, Messenia Kalogria Bay, in the Gulf of Euboea Kalogriana, a village in Karditsa regional unit Kalogriani, a village...

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Petalioi Gulf

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the south tip of the island Euboea. It takes its name from the Petalioi islands, that are situated in the northeastern part of the Gulf, off the Euboean...

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List of tsunamis in Europe

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The following is a list of notable tsunamis in Europe. Most of the tsunamis that have occurred within Europe have happened in the Mediterranean Sea because...

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Boeotia

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Gulf of Euboea. It bordered on Megaris (now West Attica) in the south, Attica in the southeast, Euboea in the northeast, Opuntian Locris (now part of...

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Skala Oropou

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Σκάλα Ωρωπού meaning "Ladder of Oropos") is a community in East Attica, Greece, on the South Gulf of Euboea, due north of Athens city center. Since the...

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List of islands of Greece

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population is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea. The second largest island in area is Euboea or Evvia, which is separated from the mainland...

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Names of the Greeks

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contact with small tribes or with Graia, a defunct Greek polis in the Gulf of Euboea. According to Rene Olivier, in the French language the word grec ("Greek")...

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Cnemis

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of mountains between the Cephissus Valley and the Gulf of Euboea combined with the Malian Gulf, or was a single mountain located in the northwest of that...

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Cape Cnemides

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Apart from some ambiguity about the extent of Cnemis, whether it was the entire range along the Gulf of Euboea or just one mountain in it, Smith's description...

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Amarynthos

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a former municipality in Euboea, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Eretria, of which it is a municipal unit...

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Chalcis

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(Modern Greek: Χαλκίδα, pronounced [xalˈciða]), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest...

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Ptoion

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stretches from Akraiphia by the former Lake Copais in the west to the Gulf of Euboea in the east, reaching up to 725 m (Agia Pelagia) in the west and 781...

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North Euboean Gulf

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Euboean Gulf (Greek: Βόρειος Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, Voreios Evvoïkos Kolpos) is a gulf of the Aegean Sea. It separates the northern part of the island Euboea from...

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Lelantine War

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conflict between the two ancient Greek city states Chalcis and Eretria in Euboea which took place in the early Archaic period, between c. 710 and 650 BC...

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Malesina

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between 1466 and 1485. The region of Malesina is known for its beaches on the Northern Gulf of Euboea. The beaches of Osmaes, Vlihada, Lekouna, Arsana...

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Battle of Artemisium

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coast of Euboea and was fought between an alliance of Greek city-states, including Sparta, Athens, Corinth and others, and the Persian Empire of Xerxes I...

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Aegean Sea

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Euboea, the second-largest island in Greece, is located in the Aegean, despite being administered as part of Central Greece. Nine out of twelve of the...

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Sporades

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archipelago along the east coast of Greece, northeast of the island of Euboea, in the Aegean Sea. They consist of 24 islands, four of which are permanently inhabited:...

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Oreus

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(Ἑστίαια), was a town near the north coast of ancient Euboea, situated upon the river Callas, at the foot of Mount Telethrium, and opposite Antron on the...

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Nea Artaki

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Chalcis and northern Euboea. Nea Artaki is located in a plain that is surrounded with mountains to the east and the North Euboean Gulf lies to the west....

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Olympus

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the home of the twelve gods of Olympus in Greek mythology Mount Olympus (Lesvos), located in Lesbos Mount Olympus (Euboea), located in Euboea Mount Olympus...

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