Astacus, also spelled Astakos, was a town on the west coast of ancient Acarnania in western Greece, said to have been founded as a colony of Cephallenia. At the start of the Peloponnesian War it was ruled by a tyrant named Evarchus, who was deposed by Athens in 431 BC and later restored with Corinthian help, and the town later appears among the members of the Acarnanian League. Its site is located near the modern town of Astakos, which preserves its ancient name.
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Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Astacus (Acarnania) (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)Quote, P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 38.5546, longitude 21.0915
2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 38.5546,21.0915
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevationQuote, results elevation
"elevation": 97.0
3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 21.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 38.75, 21.25
38.75 21.25 Csa
4. GeoNames: Astakós - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 264416, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.29 km)Quote, cities500 record 264416, nearest place to the city coordinates (2.29 km)
38.53556 21.08135 P PPL GR ESYE23 31 9129 5719 7 Europe/Athens
Astacus (Acarnania) (Wikipedia)
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Astacus or Astakos (Ancient Greek: Ἄστακος) was a town on the west coast of ancient Acarnania, on a bay, one side of which is formed by the promontory anciently named Crithote.
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