Helike
Helike (; Greek: Ἑλίκη, pronounced [heˈlikɛː], modern Greek pronunciation: [eˈlici]) was an ancient Greek polis (city-state) that was submerged by a tsunami in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in the regional unit of Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres (12 stadia) from the Corinthian Gulf and near the city of Boura, which, like Helike, was a member of the Achaean League. Modern research attributes the catastrophe to an earthquake and accompanying tsunami which destroyed and submerged the city. In an effort to protect the site from destruction, the World Monuments Fund included Helike in its 2004 and 2006 List of 100 Most Endangered Sites.
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Κορίνθου - Πατρών, Municipal Unit of Diakopto κ. Ελίκης (κ. Ριζομύλου)
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| Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|
| N 38.222 ° | E 22.1318 ° |
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Κορίνθου - Πατρών
251 00 Municipal Unit of Diakopto, κ. Ελίκης (κ. Ριζομύλου)
Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian, Greece
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