Proper noun
Pindus
A mountain range in northern Greece, often called the "spine of Greece"
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. Edmund Spenser
Pindus is characterized by its high, steep peaks, often dissected by numerous canyons and a variety of other karstic landscapes. Source: Internet
The high altitude Lake Drakolimni (Dragon Lake), on Mount Gamila in the Pindus mountains A canyon of the Acheron river. Source: Internet
Transportation Epirus has historically been a remote and isolated region due to its location between the Pindus mountains and the sea. Source: Internet
With annual average precipitation of convert due to the Pindus rain shadow drying the westerly winds. Source: Internet