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Geraneia
Elevation:	1,351 m (official)
Latitude:	38. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the 02/°1'15' N
Longitude:	23. Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement 133/23°8' W
Location:	northeastern Corinthia and western Attica, Greece
Length:	approx. Corinthia (Greek Κορινθία Korinthía) is the area around the city of Corinth, located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula Attica (Αττική Attikí;) is a periphery (subdivision in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Distance is a numerical description of how far apart objects are 5 km, north to south approx. 10 km from east to west
Easiest route:	climb

Mount Geraneia or Gerania (Greek: Γεράνεια), rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south (about 5 km N of Agioi Theodoroi to the Gulf of Corinth) and from east to west from 15 to 20 km. A climbing route is a path by which a climber reaches the top of a Mountain, rock or ice wall Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Agioi Theodoroi (Άγιοι Θεόδωροι is an suburb of Athens Greece located around 12 km east of Corinth and about 63 km W of Athens The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. (from NE of Loutraki to SW of Aigosthena. Loutraki (Greek Modern Λουτράκι Ancient/Katharevousa Λουτράκιον is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia Aigosthena (Αιγόσθενα also Egosthena, was an ancient Greek fortified city of Attica 19 km NW of the ancient city of Megara to The road runs to the west and the north. The mountains include some mountains in the northwestern part and the central part. The panorama of the eastern half of the Gulf of Corinth and parts of southern Viotia is to the north, Megara and the plain along with the western half of Attica can be seen along with the Salamis Island The Saronic Gulf along with much of the islands can be seen during clearer days and the northern and the eastern part of Corinth can also be seen. Boeotia ( Greek: Βοιωτία; - Voiotía, also Viotía) is one of the Prefectures of Greece. Megara ( Greek:, "Big Houses" is an ancient city (pop Salamis ( Greek, Modern: Σαλαμίνα Salamína, Ancient / Katharevousa: Σαλαμίς Salamís) is the largest The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος Saronikós kólpos) or Gulf of Aegina in Greece forms part of the Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. There is a communications tower which is located somewhere. It is located about 20 km SW of Aigosthenes, about 30 km NW of Megara, 10 km E of Loutraki, about 20 km NE of Corinth and about 15 km NE of GR-8A/E94/E65 northbound or southbound. Megara ( Greek:, "Big Houses" is an ancient city (pop Loutraki (Greek Modern Λουτράκι Ancient/Katharevousa Λουτράκιον is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Greek National Road 8A, sometimes Greek National Road 8 is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. The E94 is part of the International E-road network, which is a series of main roads in Europe. The name of the mountain dates back to ancient times. There are some roads in the mountain area and which are not paved and accessible. The name of the mountaintop is Makryplagi elevating at 1,351 m in the elevating at 1,860 m is in the east-central part in Attica NW of Megara. The mountain also has birds.

Nearest places

Aigosthenes, NE
Megara and the plain, W, NW
Kakia Skala, NW
Loutraki, NW

The geography of Geraneia includes forests in the south, the west and the northern part at an elevation of under 900 to 1,000 m. Barren land is in the central part. The grasslands and some bushes lies to the northwest. Farmlands and some barren land lies to the south. There are some mountaintops outside the range, a pine one in the southwest and a forested one in the south and a barren one with some bushes which is called Kakia Skala to the southeast.

During the Peloponnesian War, the Corinthians and their allies occupied the heights of Geraneia and marched to the Megarid with a large force.

The municipal boundaries lies in the eastern part of the range with Aigosthenes and Megara to the east and Agioi Theodoroi and Kineta further south. Kineta is also a place in Côte d'Ivoire, see Kineta Côte d'Ivoire Kineta (Κινέτα is a suburban town located 52 km W of downtown Athens

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