Haemus Mountains

Haemus Mountains

Haemus Mountains can refer to the following:

*Haemus Mons was an ancient Greek name for the Balkan mountains.
*Montes Haemus is a mountain range on the Moon.
*Haemus Montes is the name of a ridge on Io, a moon of Jupiter.

ee also

* List of mountains on the Moon


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