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Taygetus is a mountain range in Peloponnese peninsula of Southern Greece. The highest mountain of this range is known as the "Profitis Elias" or the "Prophet Elias".

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  • Taygetos From Sparti

    Mount Taygetus seen from Sparti, located on the east side of the Eurotas rift valley. The fault scarps marking the strike of the Sparta Fault are visible on the eastern face of the mountain.

  • Hellenic arc

    Hellenic arc, a subduction zone. The arrows give the direction of plate movement. The southernmost part of the arc is moving north east, to be subducted under the Hellenic plate. The plate itself is extending southwest into the subduction zone, generating a fault-block topography.

  • Kiefern und Adlerfarne

    Pinus nigra, Thasos

  • Taygetoss

    Part of Skoteini Plevra, showing the dark side

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Monte Taigeto para niños

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