Mount Ossa (Greece)
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Coordinates | 39°47′49″N 22°41′13″E / 39.79694°N 22.68694°E[1] |
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Location | Larissa regional unit, Greece |
Mount Ossa (Greek: Όσσα), alternatively Kissavos (Κίσσαβος), is a mountain in the Larissa regional unit, in Thessaly, Greece. It is 1,978 metres (6,490 ft) high and is located between Pelion to the south and Olympus to the north, separated from the latter by the Vale of Tempe.
Etymology
The name Kissavos has been connected to Serbian kisha "wet weather, rain."[2]
Mythology
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See also
- Ossa Cave
- List of European ultra prominent peaks
References
- ^ a b c "Europe Ultra-Prominences" Listed as "Oros Ossa (Kissavos)". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
- ^ Vasmer, Max (1941). Die Slaven in Griechenland (in German). Berlin: Verlag der Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 100.
- ^ Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca i, 7, 4.
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