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Greece geography is dominated by either the rocky mountains or the deep blue sea. The geography of Greece is shaped at places by both the brine and the rock. This particular aspect of geography in Greece has given birth to an entirely unique climatic and natural vegetation conditions. The geographical assets of Greece draw millions of tourists to this small stunning Mediterranean country. Greece with its craggy mountains, turquoise seas and lush valleys is one of the many jewels on the northern shores of Mediterranean sea. The typical sunny climate, that mellows the many produces of the local fruit orchards and vineyards, also draws many travelers to its extensive shores.
Greece comprises of a rugged mountainous mainland projecting out into the sea to the south of the Balkans. The Peloponnesian peninsula and the innumerable islands (about 2,000), including Euboea, Chios, Lesbos, the Dodecanese, Crete and the Ionian Sea islands as well as the Cycladic groups of the Aegean Sea. Although having the tenth longest coastline in the world, Greece has a land border of 1,160 km (721 mi).
80% of Greece is mountains or hills, the nation is thus one of Europe's most mountainous. A large number of wetlands and lakes dot the western part of Greece and it is predominated by the mountain range, Pindus, which is noted for its high, precipitous peaks and deep rugged gorges, actually a purely karstic landscape. this range actually ends at the island of Crete after crossing the western Peloponnese, Kythera and Antikythera. Mount Olympus is the highest mountain in the country, located in the southwestern Pieria prefecture, near Thessaloniki. the ancients considered them the abode of the Gods, however today it has turned into a highly popular hiking and mountain climbing spot. Northeastern Greece possesses another huge mountain range, the Rhodope range, fanning out across the boundary of Thrace and East Macedonia; this area a heavily forested ancient region. The famed Dadia forest lies in this area. Expansive plains are mostly situated in the prefectures of Thessaly, Thrace and Central Macedonia and are the key economic regions being among some of the arable places in the country.
The Greek geography is thus a happy melange of the most beauteous landforms on Earth.
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