Pindus
Proper noun
Meaning
Pindus
A mountain range in northern Greece, often called the "spine of Greece"
Phrases with the word
Examples
With that I saw two swans of goodly hue Come softly swimming down along the Lee: Two fairer birds I yet did never see; The snow which doth the top of Pindus strow Did never whiter show, Nor Jove himself, when he a swan would be For love of Leda, whiter did appear.
Pindus is characterized by its high, steep peaks, often dissected by numerous canyons and a variety of other karstic landscapes.
The high altitude Lake Drakolimni (Dragon Lake), on Mount Gamila in the Pindus mountains A canyon of the Acheron river.
Transportation Epirus has historically been a remote and isolated region due to its location between the Pindus mountains and the sea.
With annual average precipitation of convert due to the Pindus rain shadow drying the westerly winds.