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Poros
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Poros is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 48 kilometers 32 miles south from Piraeus and separated from the Peloponnese by a 200 meter wide sea channel. Its surface is about 31 square kilometres 12 square miles and it has 4,000 inhabitants. The ancient name of Poros was Pogon. According to the 2001 census, population was 4,348, area is 49.58 square kilometers, and population density is 88 per square kilometers.
The ancient town of Kalaureia was the seat of the maritime Amphictyony, which was set up in the 7th century Before Christ and was a league of city-states Poros, Athens, Prassiai, Aegina, Epidaurus, Hermione, Troizene, Nauplion and Orchomenos resolving political and religious issues of its members analogous to modern international organizations. After the dissolution of the Amphictyony, Poseidon's Temple continued to be a place of worship. During the Ottoman occupation Poros remained independent, helping however, neighbouring islands after the breakout of the Greek War of Independence.
The picturesque town of Poros with its beautiful neoclassical buildings is built amphitheatrically on the slopes of a hill. Its most famous landmark is a clock tower, built in 1927. The landscape is very hilly and mountainous. The highest peak is the Vigla in the west-central part. Following the island's topography and geology, small creeks and seasonal streams flow through steep valleys of the southern and northeastern part. The western and northern part of the island feature smooth hills and shallow valleys. Sandy beaches are restricted to the southern shore of the island, except for a bay in the northern part called Vayionia.
It can also be considered as the preeminent, historical and potential tourism destination that enjoys a very positive reputation with worldwide travelers to become one of the most visited places.
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