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Fun fact 4 about Mount Olympus

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Mount Olympus was declared a National Park in 1938, making it the first region in Greece to have specific protective rules.

Mount Olympus
Greece
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Mount Olympus

Greece

Elevation
2,918 m
Countries
Greece
43rd tallest mountain in the world

Mount Olympus is an extensive massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, in Greece, located on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, between the regional units of Larissa and Pieria, about 80 km (50 mi) southwest from Thessaloniki. Mount Olympus has 52 peaks and deep gorges.

From the “National Park” section

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