Central address: Panagioti Georgaki 2-10, Megara 191 00, Greece
Elevation: 29.110
Time Zone: Europe/Athens
Latitude: 37° 59' 39.552'' N
Longitude: 23° 20' 34.98'' E
Megara (/ˈmɛɡərə/; Greek: Μέγαρα, pronounced [ˈmeɣara]) is a historic town and a municipality in West Attica, Greece. It lies in the northern section of the Isthmus of Corinth opposite the island of Salamis, which belonged to Megara in archaic times, before being taken by Athens. Megara was one of the four districts of Attica, embodied in the four mythic sons of King Pandion II, of whom Nisos was the ruler of Megara. Megara was also a trade port, its people using their ships and wealth as a way to gain leverage on armies of neighboring poleis. Megara specialized in the exportation of wool and other animal products including livestock such as horses. It possessed two harbors, Pegae, to the west on the Corinthian Gulf and Nisaea, to the east on the Saronic Gulf of the Aegean Sea.
The latitude of Mégara is 37.994320, and the longitude is 23.343050. Mégara is a city is located at Greece with the gps coordinates of 37° 59' 39.552'' N and 23° 20' 34.98'' E. The elevation of Mégara is 29.110, the time zone is Europe/Athens.
Latitude | 37.994320 | Longitude | 23.343050 |
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Elevation | 29.110 | DMS Lat | 37° 59' 39.552'' N |
DMS Lng | 23° 20' 34.98'' E | GeoHASH | swb85htuuqxdu |
UTM Zone | 34S | UTM Easting | 705743.416619894 |
UTM Northing | 4207775.28255054 | Time Zone | Europe/Athens |
Country | Greece | Country Code | 30 |