Samothraki

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Northeast
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 25.533,Lat: 40.45
Elevation	297 meter above sea level
Local time	11:16:22am
At island	Σαμοθράκη
Name province/region	Μακεδονίας - Θράκης
Name Subregion	Ανατολικής Μακεδονίας και Θράκης
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Σαμοθράκης

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Samothraki	0 km	East
2 Akra Akrotiri	5.9 km	West
3 Makri	49.5 km	North
4 Maronia	53.5 km	North
5 Alexandroupolis	53.8 km	NorthNorthEast

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 София (Sоfiya)	Bulgaria	308 km	NorthWest
2 Athinai	Greece	315 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	380 km	WestNorthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Aegean Sea (Mediterranean Sea) is very close with only a distance of around 3 km (direction SouthSouthWest).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Maritsa coastal catchments, part of the larger catchment area East Aegean Region Basin District. The nearest bigger lake is Limni Ptelea (5.2 km² at a distance of 57.6 km in NorthNorthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named Σαμοθράκη. The distance to the mainland is 36.4 km.

The nearest mountain is ΣΑΜΟΘΡΑΚΗ with a height of 1611 meter (at a distance of 4.6 km and direction EastNorthEast). The most nearby international border is the Turkish-Greek border with a straight distance of 53 km in NorthEastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 74 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 1%, low location: 41%, hill: 20%, low mountains: 13%, moderate high mountains: 22%, high mountains: 2%, The hills are mainly southwestern orientated.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (at a distance of 218 km and direction West).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Alexandroupoli Democritus Airport (at a distance of 58 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Samothraki in country Greece

Samothraki at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Troy	Turkey	81 km	EastSouthEast
2 Mount Athos	Greece	114 km	WestSouthWest
3 Archaeological Site of Philippi	Greece	122 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
SAMOTHRAKI: OROS FENGARI KAI PARAKTIA ZONI	GR	0 km	NorthNorthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Samothraki
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Samothráki

Type of weather in Samothráki	light rain
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	9.69 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 5)
Wind direction:	North
Air pressure:	1006 mb
Humidity:	83 %
Daylength at 20 April 2024:	13 hour and 30 minutes
Sunrise :	05:31 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	19:01 Europe/Amsterdam