The country of Greece is filled with many different types of tourist attractions. If one was interested in a very mountainous peninsula with extremely beautiful beaches, then Greece is the perfect place! The unique way Greece has been formed is because of how geology, meteorology, and oceanography have shaped the country.
Geology in Greece
Despite the small surface area, Greece is filled with a rich and diverse natural environment. The country has many abundant natural landforms such as thousands of sea coasts, imposing mountains, caves, gorges, lakes and rivers. (Antoniou, 2013) Greece’s mainland is divided into six geographical regions. Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) is a central region of Greece, and one of the most mountainous. Thessaly …show more content…
Summers in Greece are very hot and dry whereas winters are cold and wet. The highest recorded temperature in Greece was 118.4 degrees in Fahrenheit or 48.0 degrees in Celsius. The coldest recorded temperature was 36 degrees Fahrenheit or 2 degrees in Celsius. The annual temperature over the period 1961-1990 showed a trend of statistically significant warming over land in south-east Europe of approximately 0.4-0.6 degrees Celsius per decade. (Climate) Recent studies have shown an increasing tendency of dry spell length during the last two decades in the Eastern Mediterranean, which extends from the Ionian Sea to the Cyprus …show more content…
Greece is one of the few places in Europe where one could see mountains of oceanic crust, not just pieces of it. Oceanic crust is an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain chains, typically having a valley known as a rift which is formed by plate tectonics. This type of oceanic ridge is a characteristic of what is known as the oceanic spreading center that is responsible for seafloor spreading. (Geonature) The seas surrounding Greece are the Ionian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Crete, the Thracian sea, and the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea are the most commonly
Geology in Greece
Despite the small surface area, Greece is filled with a rich and diverse natural environment. The country has many abundant natural landforms such as thousands of sea coasts, imposing mountains, caves, gorges, lakes and rivers. (Antoniou, 2013) Greece’s mainland is divided into six geographical regions. Sterea Ellada (Central Greece) is a central region of Greece, and one of the most mountainous. Thessaly …show more content…
Summers in Greece are very hot and dry whereas winters are cold and wet. The highest recorded temperature in Greece was 118.4 degrees in Fahrenheit or 48.0 degrees in Celsius. The coldest recorded temperature was 36 degrees Fahrenheit or 2 degrees in Celsius. The annual temperature over the period 1961-1990 showed a trend of statistically significant warming over land in south-east Europe of approximately 0.4-0.6 degrees Celsius per decade. (Climate) Recent studies have shown an increasing tendency of dry spell length during the last two decades in the Eastern Mediterranean, which extends from the Ionian Sea to the Cyprus …show more content…
Greece is one of the few places in Europe where one could see mountains of oceanic crust, not just pieces of it. Oceanic crust is an underwater mountain system that consists of various mountain chains, typically having a valley known as a rift which is formed by plate tectonics. This type of oceanic ridge is a characteristic of what is known as the oceanic spreading center that is responsible for seafloor spreading. (Geonature) The seas surrounding Greece are the Ionian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Sea of Crete, the Thracian sea, and the Aegean Sea. The Aegean Sea and the Ionian Sea are the most commonly