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Voio

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Elevation
  
1,805 m (5,922 ft)

Area
  
1,021 km²

Administrative region
  
Western Macedonia

Pronunciation
  
Greek: [ˈvoʝo]

Local time
  
Tuesday 10:35 PM

Regional unit
  
Kozani

Voio

Location
  
Kastoria and Kozani regional units, Greece

Weather
  
6°C, Wind E at 3 km/h, 80% Humidity

Voio (Greek: Βόιο, Vóio; Ancient Greek: Βόιον - Boeon) is a mountain range in the southwestern Kastoria and western Kozani regional units in Greece. The mountain is part of the Pindus mountains. Its highest elevation is 1,805 m. It is a densely forested and sparsely populated mountain range. It is drained towards the river Sarantaporos in the west and towards the Aliakmonas in the east. The nearest mountain ranges are Gramos to the west and Smolikas to the southwest.

Map of Voio, Greece

The nearest villages are Pentalofos in the east, Eptachori in the west and Kypseli in the north. The municipality Voio, named after the mountains, is situated in the eastern part. The Greek National Road 20 (Kozani - Konitsa - Ioannina) passes through the mountains, 2 km south of the highest point. The first home of Boeotians was in mountain Boion; the mountain gave them their name.

References

Voio Wikipedia