Zakinthos

General information - Location

Country	Greece
Location in country	Southwest
Location in Europe	South Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 20.9,Lat: 37.783
Elevation	62 meter above sea level
Local time	17:53:14pm
At island	Zakynthos
Name province/region (Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση)	Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίων Νήσων
Wiki-website Subregion (Περιφέρεια)	Ιονίων Νήσων
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Ζακύνθου

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Ayios Kirix	5.8 km	West
2 Belousi	6.8 km	WestNorthWest
3 Pandokrator	8.1 km	SouthWest
4 Mouzaki	9.2 km	SouthWest
5 Yerakari	9.4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Athinai	Greece	252 km	EastNorthEast
2 Tirane	Albania	402 km	NorthNorthWest
3 Skopje	North-macedonia	469 km	North

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Zakinthos lies at the Ionian Sea (Mediterranean Sea) (direction East).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Northern Peloponnese, part of the larger catchment area Eastern Peloponnese. The nearest bigger lake is Lysimachia (13.5 km² at a distance of 95.4 km in NorthNorthEastern direction).

The most nearby international border is the Albanian-Greek border with a straight distance of 213.3 km in NorthNorthWestern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 299 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 50%, low location: 48%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is lightly urbanised.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (at a distance of 270 km and direction EastNorthEast).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Zakynthos International Airport Dionysios Solomos (at a distance of 3.9 km in Southern direction).

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Zakinthos in country Greece

Zakinthos at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Archaeological Site of Olympia	Greece	70 km	East
2 Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae	Greece	96 km	EastSouthEast
3 Archaeological Site of Mystras	Greece	151 km	EastSouthEast

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
KOLPOS LAGANA ZAKYNTHOU (AKR. GERAKI - KERI) KAI NISIDES MARATHONISI KAI PELOUZO	GR	4.6 km	South

Social media - Maps

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

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Zakynthos

Type of weather in Zakynthos	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.22 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	North West
Air pressure:	1011 mb
Humidity:	69 %
Daylength at 21 November 2024:	9 hour and 58 minutes
Sunrise :	06:23 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:21 Europe/Amsterdam