Sporades sea park (Anastasia & Helen)

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Sporades Sea Park Anastasia, Helen

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Sporades Sea ParkAnastasia, Helen

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The National Marine Park of Alonnisos in Northern Sporades, is the first Marine Park in Greece and the largest protected marine area in Europe (approximately 2,220 km2). Besides the sea area, the park includes the island of Alonissos, 6 smaller islands (Peristera, Kyra Panagia, Psathoura, Pepper, Skantzoura and Jura) and 22 islets

Sporades Sea Park

The geographical isolation of the area, the morphology, the limited degree of human intervention and the excellent condition of the natural environment, make the landscape and the maritime areas of the Park, an ideal shelter for many endangered, species of land and marine flora and fauna

The Mediterranean monk seal Monachus monachus took its name either because of the shape of the top of its head that looks like wearing a hat of a Catholic monk or because they do not live in large groups, preferring the isolation from human presence