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Free Flashcards about EUROPE - StudyStack  THE GULF OF CORINTH DIVIDES THE MAINLAND OF THIS COUNTRY INTO 2 UNEVEN PARTS, GREECE. FLOWING NEARLY 2,200 MILES, THIS LONGEST...
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Gulf of Corinth basin - Wikipedia  The Gulf of Corinth is an active extensional marine sedimentary basin thought to have started .... Deposition in the Gulf of Corinth occurred in at least two phases, separated by a widespread unconformity. Deposition before 400 ka ... 1-2 Ma existence. Sedimentation can be subdivided into transgressive and regressive trends.
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LacusCurtius  Strabo's Geography  Book V Chapter 2  Oct 18, 2014 ... But the country of the Sabini lies between that of the Latini and that of the ... I shall treat the several parts, however, in detail, beginning with the Tyrrheni themselves. 2 ... bringing with him a host of people from Corinth; and, since he was .... in one stream, but divided into three streams), and the latter from the...
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Perseus Under Philologic: Str. 14.5  Since some parts of this country are inside the Taurus and others outside it, and ... 14.5.2The first place in Cilicia, then, to which one comes, is a stronghold, .... Going down into it, one comes to a floor that is uneven and mostly rocky, but full of .... still people call that which extends as far as the Gulf of Issus the true isthmus,...
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Jeopary Questions page 1212 - CONSTELLATIONS - TriviaBistro.com  PURR-FECT BOOKS: It was Tao the cat, along with 2 dogs, on this Sheila Burnford ... The Gulf of Corinth divides the mainland of this country into 2 uneven parts.
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Poseidon - Ancient History Encyclopedia  May 22, 2012 ... Poseidon was said to hold the Isthmus of Corinth in special regard; probably as it ... He loves visiting and reading about historic sites and transforming that ... Greek religious sanctuary sacred to the gods Poseidon and Athena.
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Full text of "Europe;" - Internet Archive  The Norwegian Sea sends out a shallow gulf to the south, the North Sea, .... The Central Plateau of France is an old granitic mountain land worn down, with a limestone margin (p. ... The western part of the southern area is the Iberian Peninsula (pp. ...... pierced by shallow inlets, and fringed with almost landlocked lagoons.
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What is a narrow piece of land that connects two land masses called ...  Mar 30, 2015 ... A narrow piece of land that connects two landmasses is known as an isthmus. ... It is generally surrounded by water bodies on two of its sides. ... Best examples: Isthmus of Panama, joining the two Americas and ... What is the term for a narrow strip of land that has water on both sides and joins two larger...
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List of transcontinental countries - Wikipedia  This is a list of countries located on more than one continent, known as transcontinental states ... boundary, most commonly the line that separates Europe and Asia. ... The border continues through the Gulf of Suez, Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. ... The threefold division of the Old World into Europe, Asia and Africa has been...
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Isthmus of Corinth - Wikipedia  The Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The word "isthmus" comes from the Ancient Greek word for "neck" and refers ... Also a military emergency bridge is located at the west end of the canal.
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Bosphorus - Wikipedia  The Bosphorus or Bosporus is a natural strait and internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Europe and Asia, and it ... million inhabitants extending inland from both coasts. Together with the Dardanelles, the Bosphorus forms the Turkish Straits.
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Attica - Greece-Athens.info  Jun 20, 2009 ... Athens was originally the capital of Central Greece. ... Mountains separate the peninsula into the plains of Pedia, Mesogeia, and Thriasia. The mountains include Hymettus, the eastern portion of Geraneia, Parnitha, Aigaleo ... The Saronic Gulf lies to the south and the island of Euboea lies off the north coast.
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Free Flashcards about SEAS OF THE WORLD - StudyStack  SEA BETWEEN ITALY & THE BALKAN PENINSULA, ADRIATIC SEA .... THE GULF OF FINLAND AND THE GULF OF BOTHNIA BOTH EXTEND INTO THIS...
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The Two Sides Of Turkey: Thrace and Anatolia | Travel Away  Oct 24, 2012 ... A portrayal of Turkey, the country that spans two continents, plus famous ... Europe and spans an area of 23,764 sq km, which represents only 3 percent ... Although not as popular as Asiatic Turkey, Thrace has its fair share of...
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TIL that after the digging of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal ...  And enough of one that someone made a shit-edit on wikipedia that never got fixed. 4 ... most of Denmark. (Cross Florida Barge Canal, Corinth Canal, Kiel Canal, respectively). -1 ... Peninsula literally means "almost an island" in Latin, BTW.
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Bosphorus Strait - definition of Bosphorus Strait by The Free Dictionary  A narrow strait separating European and Asian Turkey and joining the Black Sea with the Sea of Marmara. ... It has been an important trade route since ancient times. ... Republic of Turkey, Turkey - a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the...
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Balkanization - Wikipedia  Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one ... The term refers to the division of the Balkan peninsula, formerly ruled almost entirely by the Ottoman...
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Free Flashcards about SEAS OF THE WORLD - StudyStack  Free flashcards to help memorize facts about SEAS OF THE WORLD. Other activities to help ... FINLAND'S ALAND ISLANDS ARE CONSIDERED THE DIVIDING LINE BETWEEN THE BALTIC SEA AND THIS HUGE GULF, GULF OF BOTHNIA.
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Bosphorus - Wikipedia  The Bosphorus or Bosporus is a natural strait and internationally significant waterway located in northwestern Turkey. It forms part of the continental boundary between Europe and Asia, and it separates Asian Turkey from European Turkey. ... Thus, the Bosphorus allows maritime connections from the Black Sea all the way...
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The Invasion of Greece - JStor  defence of the Greek islands, in particular, is a part of the defence of the Dardanelles and ... and on the Aegean and Ionian Islands will assist the British Navy. The Greek ... than Piraeus, but exports are greater, because of the existence in the port of two free ... Albania to Salonika, a distance of about 100 miles. A road also...
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At the top center of the image, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula juts - EOSC ...  At the top center of the image, Egypt's Sinai Peninsula juts into the Red Sea, creating the Gulf of Suez (west) and the Gulf of Aqaba (east). Figures from (top)...