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[edit] Vikos Gorge

Canyon did not list the Vikos Gorge until I added it just now, and cites others as being larger. I changed the claim from "second largest in the world after the Grand Canyon" to something more vague, until someone can get more information about it. -- Beland 01:53, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Dinaric Alps

They [the Pindus mountains] are the last prolongation of the Dinaric Alps.

I removed this sentence because Dinaric Alps and its talk page seem to indicate that the Pindus are not part of the Dinaric Alps. -- Beland 02:47, 16 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Olympus and Dinaric

I've changed the height of Olympus due to the fact that I've found the most precise info about it including studies done with modern tools including GPS.

The real height is 2,919 one of the sources of the info is

http://gserver.civil.auth.gr/indexen-research.htm#f12

http://www.summitpost.org/show/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/986

http://www.anavasi.gr/geographia/macedonia.html

leaving thus any other data like 2,925 or the older 2,917 present in many websites including the CIA worldfact site as false, since it has been measured about two decades ago with less precise gadgets.

Also many have been confused with Stefani peak (the throne of the Gods) as being the highest peak but actually it's the second one at 2,912.

Accordingly these are the two highest peaks in the Olympus range:

Mitikas at 2,919 m Stefani at 2,912 m

As for the Dinaric-Pindus issue, they are indeed part of the Dinarics, but until I find some more precise info about it I won't edit it.

Finally as for the Vikos gorge the more exact definition is the second deepest in the world after the Grand Canyon since it plunges vertically for more than 1,100 meters putting it in the second place as for vertical fall.

Also is known as the largest ravine in Europe.