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Phrixa

Southern Europe

Phrixa, also called Phrixae or Phrixai, was a town of Triphylia in ancient Elis, on the left bank of the Alpheius river about 30 stadia from Olympia. It was said to be one of six cities founded by the Minyans in the territory of the Paroreatae and Caucones, and its name was said to derive from Phaestus. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Latitude
37.616667 degrees north 1
Longitude
21.7 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+02:00 4
Sources
1. Phrixa (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 37.616667, longitude 21.7
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 37.6167,21.7
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 278.0
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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 37.75, 21.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 37.75, 21.75
37.75 21.75 Csa
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Athens; GR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Athens 1:34:52 - LMT 1895 Sep 14 ... # go with EU rules instead, since Greece joined Jan 1. 2:00 EU EE%sT
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Phrixa (Wikipedia)
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    Phrixa (Ancient Greek: Φρίξα) or Phrixae or Phrixai (Φρίξαι) was a town of Triphylia in ancient Elis, situated upon the left bank of the Alpheius, at the distance of 30 stadia from Olympia.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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