Kameni Chora
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Kameni Chora is a village located in the northwestern part of the Methana
peninsula. It is located in a valley northwest of the volcanic summit. It is located W of Methana
, E of Ligouri, NE of Kranidi
, ENE of Ermioni
, NW of Troizina and W of Poros
.
Kameni Chori has a small school, a chapel of Agios Sotirios and a square (plateia
). Residential houses and within the low valley in the west-central part and has grasses with a few trees to its east. The rocky landscape and bushes are to the west and east. Much of the area is bushy. The forests are founded within the valleys and around the old faded crater rim. It is the place where the last eruption happened in around 276 BC at the elevation of 412 to 417 m and another in 1700. Much of the population is made up of farmers and is agriculturally known. The main products are olive
, almonds and wine
. Tourism is also becoming popular especially at the tavern bar Ifaisteio or Ifestio on a road linking to Cape Kalo Koumbaro.
The volcano of the mountain top includes some red fractured rocks at the steep of the lava dome. Tracts of trees are grown around the dormant volcano. The name of the volcano is Malia Vgethi (Μάλια Βγέθι) which the name comes from Albanian
. The elevation is 680 m and is located next to the tallest mountain in the peninsula. It is in the foot of Kameni Choria. The volcano has a roughly arranged crater in which the northern, eastern and southern part are deforested. But the southern part has some forests and the western part has a mountain top. It is a historically active volcano. It was active beginning about 150,000 years ago and consists of andesite
and dacite
. It is difficult to climb and is the most impressive volcanoes in the Saronic Gulf
and one of over 30 in Methana. It is among the objects of the Troezen area and Methana along with the landscape. There is a gravel road which is approximately 45 m to the crater. The volcano was investigated and studied by geologists like Washington, Foque, R. V. Leyden and V. Dietrich.
The extinct volcano includes the panorama of the southern half of the peninsula along with parts of the northeastern Peloponnese
, western and southwestern Attica
including Kakia Skala, parts of Aegina
and the islands of Angistri
, Kyra
and a smaller one further north and the Saronic Gulf.
Methana
Methana is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia, of which it is a municipal unit....
peninsula. It is located in a valley northwest of the volcanic summit. It is located W of Methana
Methana
Methana is a town and a former municipality on the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Troizinia, of which it is a municipal unit....
, E of Ligouri, NE of Kranidi
Kranidi
Kranidi is a town and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ermionida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Some say the name is derived from the word Koronida, while others claim it is from the word...
, ENE of Ermioni
Ermioni
Ermioni is a small town and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ermionida, of which it is a municipal unit. It is a popular tourist resort. It is on a very small out-cropping of the land facing the island of...
, NW of Troizina and W of Poros
Poros
Poros is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 58 km south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200-metre wide sea channel, with the town of Galatas on the mainland across the strait. Its surface is about and it has 4,117...
.
Geography
- Location:
- Longitude: 21.335 (21°20'4') E
- Latitude: 38.614 (38°36'55') N
- Population: 45 (1991)
- Postal code: 180 30
- Elevation:
- lowest: around 200 to 250 m
- centre: around 300 to 350 m
- highest: about 412 m
- Dialing code: +11+30-22980 (030-22980)
Kameni Chori has a small school, a chapel of Agios Sotirios and a square (plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). Residential houses and within the low valley in the west-central part and has grasses with a few trees to its east. The rocky landscape and bushes are to the west and east. Much of the area is bushy. The forests are founded within the valleys and around the old faded crater rim. It is the place where the last eruption happened in around 276 BC at the elevation of 412 to 417 m and another in 1700. Much of the population is made up of farmers and is agriculturally known. The main products are olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
, almonds and wine
Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...
. Tourism is also becoming popular especially at the tavern bar Ifaisteio or Ifestio on a road linking to Cape Kalo Koumbaro.
The volcano of the mountain top includes some red fractured rocks at the steep of the lava dome. Tracts of trees are grown around the dormant volcano. The name of the volcano is Malia Vgethi (Μάλια Βγέθι) which the name comes from Albanian
Albanian language
Albanian is an Indo-European language spoken by approximately 7.6 million people, primarily in Albania and Kosovo but also in other areas of the Balkans in which there is an Albanian population, including western Macedonia, southern Montenegro, southern Serbia and northwestern Greece...
. The elevation is 680 m and is located next to the tallest mountain in the peninsula. It is in the foot of Kameni Choria. The volcano has a roughly arranged crater in which the northern, eastern and southern part are deforested. But the southern part has some forests and the western part has a mountain top. It is a historically active volcano. It was active beginning about 150,000 years ago and consists of andesite
Andesite
Andesite is an extrusive igneous, volcanic rock, of intermediate composition, with aphanitic to porphyritic texture. In a general sense, it is the intermediate type between basalt and dacite. The mineral assemblage is typically dominated by plagioclase plus pyroxene and/or hornblende. Magnetite,...
and dacite
Dacite
Dacite is an igneous, volcanic rock. It has an aphanitic to porphyritic texture and is intermediate in composition between andesite and rhyolite. The relative proportions of feldspars and quartz in dacite, and in many other volcanic rocks, are illustrated in the QAPF diagram...
. It is difficult to climb and is the most impressive volcanoes in the Saronic Gulf
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Aegean Sea and defines the eastern side of the isthmus of Corinth. It is the eastern terminus of the Corinth Canal, which cuts across the isthmus.-Geography:The gulf includes the islands of; Aegina, Salamis, and Poros along with...
and one of over 30 in Methana. It is among the objects of the Troezen area and Methana along with the landscape. There is a gravel road which is approximately 45 m to the crater. The volcano was investigated and studied by geologists like Washington, Foque, R. V. Leyden and V. Dietrich.
The extinct volcano includes the panorama of the southern half of the peninsula along with parts of the northeastern Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
, western and southwestern Attica
Attica
Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...
including Kakia Skala, parts of Aegina
Aegina
Aegina is one of the Saronic Islands of Greece in the Saronic Gulf, from Athens. Tradition derives the name from Aegina, the mother of Aeacus, who was born in and ruled the island. During ancient times, Aegina was a rival to Athens, the great sea power of the era.-Municipality:The municipality...
and the islands of Angistri
Angistri
Angistri, also Agistri or Agkistri , is a small island and municipality in the Saronic Gulf in the Islands regional unit, Greece.-Settlements:...
, Kyra
Kyra
Kyra may refer to:*Kyra, Cyprus, a village in Cyprus*Kyra, Russia, a rural locality in Kyrinsky District of Zabaykalsky Krai, Russia*Kyra River, a river in Russia and Mongolia*Kyra, a former snout moth genus synonymized with Myelois...
and a smaller one further north and the Saronic Gulf.
External links
- methana/methana_photos_02.htm Photos of Kameni Chori volcano
- http://www.koutouzis.gr/methana.htm (in Greek)