Geography of Greece. It is a peninsular and mountainous country located in Southern-Eastern Europe, in the Balkans peninsula. The country has the largest coastline in Europe (13,676km) due to its numerous islands. Greece has a total of 2,000 Greek islands but only 168 are inhabited.
Harry Hess created the theory of plate tectonics moving along the ocean's floor.
Rudolf Hess: Rudolf Hess, German National Socialist who was Adolf Hitlerâs deputy as party leader. He created an international sensation when in 1941 he secretly flew to Great Britain on an abortive self-styled mission to negotiate a peace between Britain and Germany. 1  The son of a merchant, Hess served in the German army during World War I. 2  Hess had a reputation for absolute loyalty to Hitler.