Thasos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 24.7,Lat: 40.767
Elevation	27 meter above sea level
Local time	1:15:00am
At island	Θάσος
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Θάσου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Limenaria	17.3 km	SouthSouthWest
2 Khrisoupolis	23.9 km	North
3 Xanthi	43.8 km	NorthNorthEast
4 Lekani	45.3 km	NorthNorthWest
5 Stavroupolis	48.2 km	North

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	241 km	NorthWest
2 Skopje	North-macedonia	302 km	WestNorthWest
3 Athinai	Greece	319 km	South

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Thasos lies at the Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction NorthNorthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Limnothalassa Ksirolimnis (Λιμνοθάλασσα Ξηρολίμνης) (1.1 km² at a distance of 44.4 km in NorthEastern direction).The place is located at an island named Θάσος. The distance to the mainland is 6.3 km.

The nearest mountain is ΘΑΣΟΣ with a height of 1206 meter (at a distance of 7.1 km and direction SouthSouthEast). The most nearby international border is the Greek-Bulgarian border with a straight distance of 64.9 km in Northern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 91 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 2%, low location: 32%, hill: 47%, low mountains: 12%, moderate high mountains: 6%, The hills are mainly northeastern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 150 km and direction WestSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Kavala Alexander the Great International Airport (at a distance of 17 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Thasos in country Greece

Thasos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	44 km	WestNorthWest
2 Mount Athos	Greece	70 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Paleochristian and Byzantine Monuments of Thessalonika	Greece	148 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
PERICHORA LIMENA THASOU	GR	0.6 km	East

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Thasos
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Thassos

Type of weather in Thassos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	14 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	8.56 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	EastcNorth East
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	13 hour and 31 minutes
Sunrise :	05:34 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:05 Europe/Amsterdam