Gkríka

Location[edit]

It is located in the prefecture of Thesprotia and the region of Epirus, in the western part of the country, 300 km northwest of the capital Athens. Gkríka is situated 398 meters above sea level^[1] and has a population of 262.^[1]

The terrain around Gkríka is hilly to the southwest, but mountainous to the northeast. The highest point nearby is 740 meters above sea level, 1.5 km northwest of Gkríka. The area around Gkríka is sparsely populated, with 19 inhabitants per square kilometer.^[2] The nearest major community is Igoumenitsa, 14.2 km west of Gkríka. The surroundings of Gkríka.^[3]

Climate[edit]

A Mediterranean climate prevails in the area.^[4] The average annual temperature in the area is 15 °C. The hottest month is July, with an average temperature of 27 °C, and the coldest is January, with 4 °C.^[5] The average annual rainfall is 1,463 millimeters. The wettest month is December, with an average of 223 mm of precipitation, and the driest is August, with 8 mm of precipitation.^[6]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Gkríka at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2014-06-05; database dump downloaded 2015-05-23
^ "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
^ "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
^ ci.gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)

Sources[edit]

[gn261852-1] Gkríka at Geonames.org (cc-by); post updated 2014-06-05; database dump downloaded 2015-05-23

[nasapop-2] "NASA Earth Observations: Population Density". NASA/SEDAC. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[nasalandcover-3] "NASA Earth Observations: Land Cover Classification". NASA/MODIS. Archived from the original on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[koppen-4] Peel, M C; Finlayson, B L; McMahon, T A (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11 (5): 1633–1644. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[nasa-5] "NASA Earth Observations Data Set Index". NASA. Archived from the original on 6 August 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.

[nasarain-6] .gsfc.nasa.gov/view.php?datasetId=TRMM_3B43M "NASA Earth Observations: Rainfall (1 month - TRMM)". NASA/Tropical Rainfall Monitoring Mission. Archived from the original on 11 May 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Check |archive-url= value (help)

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