Vouraikos River

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The Vouraikos River is a river in the Achaea region of the northern Peloponnese in Greece, known for its scenic gorge and the historic rack railway that runs alongside it.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Vouraikos River canonical 5
Vouraikos River basin 2

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
adjacentTo Diakopto–Kalavryta Railway
Odontotos rack railway
continent Europe
country Greece
drainageBasin Gulf of Corinth basin
linked to: Gulf of Corinth
flowsInto Gulf of Corinth
geologicalFeature karst landscape
limestone gorge
hasActivity canoeing
rafting
trekking
hasEcosystem Mediterranean river ecosystem
hasPart Vouraikos Gorge
hasRailwayLineAlong Diakopto–Kalavryta Railway
isTouristAttractionOf Achaea
Peloponnese
knownFor Vouraikos Gorge
natural beauty
scenic gorge
steep canyon
languageOfName Greek
locatedIn Achaea
Peloponnese
Western Greece
northern Peloponnese
mouth Gulf of Corinth
mouthLocatedIn Diakopto
nameInGreek Βουραϊκός
nearbySettlement Diakopto
Kalavryta
Kato Zachlorou
Niamata
Zachlorou
partOf Chelmos–Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark
Vouraikos Gorge protected area
passesNear Diakopto
Kalavryta
protectedStatus part of Chelmos–Vouraikos UNESCO Global Geopark
railwayTypeAlong rack railway
region Achaea regional unit
regionType mountainous area
sourceRegion Chelmos Mountains
linked to: Chelmos mountain

Mount Chelmos
tourismType ecotourism
hiking
railway tourism
transportCorridorFor Odontotos rack railway
valleyName Vouraikos Gorge
waterBodyType freshwater

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Referenced by (7)

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

Achaea containsRiver Vouraikos River
Kalavryta locatedOnRiver Vouraikos River
Diakopto locatedByRiver Vouraikos River
Achaea regional unit containsRiver Vouraikos River
Chelmos Mountain drainsInto Vouraikos River basin
subject linked to: Chelmos mountain
linked to: Vouraikos River
Mount Helmos drainage Vouraikos River basin
linked to: Vouraikos River