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ashishb • today at 9:13 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

> Most Greek islands have their Chora, the capital village, on a high point of the island.

Well, others are mostly at sea level, with only some high points. Thira has very little land at sea level.


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distances • today at 12:53 PM

True, it's rare to have that little low-lying land even on Greek islands. But the seaside towns are regardless a modern addition to the other islands, barring the biggest fortified ones. Too vulnerable.