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Upon liberation of Greece in 1830, the extreme points of the country were: . North: Psathoura island (39.498°N 24.181°E) in the Northern Sporades, NE of Alonnisos South: Eschati (Mermengas) islet in the Cyclades, around 10 miles SW of Santorini
Southernmost point Latitude Antarctica: South Pole: 90°00′S: Antarctic Circle: 66°33′39"S South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (United Kingdom) Southern Thule: 59°42′S Chile: Águila Islet, Diego Ramírez Islands Cape Froward (mainland) 56°32′S 53°53′S Argentina: Southernmost point of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego Monte ...
Gavdos is the southernmost island in Greece and all of Europe. The island has a borderline hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh). Summers are constantly hot, with daily temperatures reaching around 33 °C (91 °F) in July and August.
Cape Matapan is the southernmost point of mainland Greece, and the second southernmost point in mainland Europe. It separates the Messenian Gulf in the west from the Laconian Gulf in the east. Cape Taenarum in classical antiquity was the site of the city of Taenarum ( Ancient Greek : Ταίναρον), now in ruins.
Tourist Daniel Komiss looks at a Key West roster as he stands by the Southernmost Point Monument in Key West, March 20, 2020. The monument was covered to curtail people gathering at the site ...
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The Peloponnese is a peninsula located at the southern tip of the mainland, 21,549.6 square kilometres (8,320.3 sq mi) in area, and constitutes the southernmost part of mainland Greece. It is connected to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth , where the Corinth Canal was constructed in 1893.
The country lies approximately between latitudes 34° and 42° N, and longitudes 19° and 30° E, with the extreme points being: [153] the village Ormenio in the North and the islands Gavdos (South), Strongyli near Kastellorizo/Megisti (East), and Othonoi (West). The island Gavdos is considered the southernmost island of Europe. [154] [155]