Euripus Strait

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Euripus Strait is a narrow channel of water in central Greece that separates the island of Euboea from the mainland and is famous for its strong, rapidly changing tidal currents.

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Euripus Strait canonical 9
Oropos Strait 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical feature
strait
adjacentCity Chalcis
associatedWith Aristotle’s studies of tides
bodyOfWater Aegean Sea
connects North Euboean Gulf
South Euboean Gulf
country Greece
crossedBy High Bridge of Chalcis
Old Bridge of Chalcis
greekName Εύριπος
hasCurrentDirectionChanges up to 7–12 times per day
hasMaximumCurrentSpeed up to about 8 knots
hasNavigationConditions difficult due to strong currents
hasReputation one of the most notable tidal phenomena in the Mediterranean
hasTidalReversalFrequency multiple times per day
hasTypeOfCurrent tidal current
historicalRegion Boeotia
Euboea
isImportantFor fishing
local maritime traffic
knownFor rapidly changing currents
strong tidal currents
locatedIn central Greece
maximumWidth about 160 meters
mentionedBy Aristotle
minimumWidth about 40 meters
near Euripus Bridge area of Chalcis
partOf Euboean Sea
linked to: North Euboean Gulf
region Central Greece administrative region
separates Euboea
Greek mainland

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Euboea separatedBy Euripus Strait
Chalcis locatedOn Euripus Strait
North Euboean Gulf hasPart Euripus Strait
North Euboean Gulf hasStrait Euripus Strait
South Euboean Gulf hasStrait Euripus Strait
Evia separatedBy Euripus Strait
Brauron locatedNear Euripus Strait
Oropos locatedNear Oropos Strait
linked to: Euripus Strait
Euboean Gulf hasPart Euripus Strait
Euboean Gulf hasStrait Euripus Strait