Sithonia

promontory, Greece

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maquis Maquis (macchie) vegetation on the Mediterranean coast, near Sithonía, Greece.

Sithonía is one of the three fingerlike promontories that make up the Chalcidice peninsula in northern Greece. It is located between the Kassándra and Áyion Óros (Mount Athos) peninsulas. In ancient times, Sithonía, like the other promontories, was an island, but its isthmus is now composed of loose sediments. The area is known for its wooded mountain country and is a popular tourist destination. The geology of Sithonía consists of ancient rocks, with Mount Athos terminating in a great marble peak famous for its Byzantine monasteries.1

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Chalcidice
fingerlike promontories of Kassándra, Sithonía, and Áyion Óros (Mount Athos). The promontories were once islands, and their isthmuses consequently are composed of loose sediments through which the Kassándra Canal was cut (1937). In antiquity, a canal was dug through the isthmus of Áyion Óros by the Persian king Xerxes…
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fingerlike promontories of Kassándra, Sithonía, and Áyion Óros (Mount Athos). The promontories were once islands, and their isthmuses consequently are composed of loose sediments through which the Kassándra Canal was cut (1937). In antiquity, a canal was dug through the isthmus of Áyion Óros by the Persian king Xerxes…
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