WATCH: Florida fisherman catches 552-pound grouper on kayak. 1  Florida fisherman Jon Black caught a 552-pound grouper while fishing in Sanibel Fla. on May 20. 2  He believes this is a record catch for someone on a kayak.
The Greek historian Herodotus claimed that Babylon surpasses in wonder any city in the known world and specifically praised the walls which he said were 56 miles (90 kilometres) long, 80 feet (24 metres) thick, and 320 feet (97 metres) high.
Photo by: AridOcean. About four-fifths of Greece is mountainous, including most of the islands. The most important range is the Pindus, which runs down the center of the peninsula from north to south at about 2,650 m (8,700 ft) in average elevation. Mt. Olympus (Ãlimbos; 2,917 2917/9,570 9570) ft is the highest peak and was the legendary home of the ancient. Gods greece has four recognizable geographic. regions