Toronean Gulf
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Toronean Gulf Toronaic Gulf Kassandra Gulf | |
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Location | Central Macedonia |
Coordinates | 40°8′N 23°38′E / 40.133°N 23.633°E |
Type | Gulf |
Etymology | Toroni |
Part of | Aegean Sea |
Basin countries | Greece |
The Toronean Gulf or Toroneos Gulf (Greek: Τορωναίος κόλπος, romanized: Toronaios Kolpos) and Toronaic Gulf (Ancient Greek: Τορωναϊκὸς κόλπος),[1] also known as the Kassandra Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Κασσάνδρας, romanized: Kolpos Kassandras), is a gulf of the Thracian Sea, part of the northern Aegean Sea, in Chalkidiki, Greece.[2] It lies between the Kassandra peninsula in the west,[3] and Sithonia in the east.
History
According to Herodotus, the gulf was historically known for its fish. The harbour of Torone, the only city on the gulf, was known as the "deaf" harbour due to the gulf's quietness and calmness.[4]
The ancient city of Olynthus was said to be at the head of the Toronean Gulf.[5]
References
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium, Ethnica, §T629.10
- ^ "Τορωναίος κόλπος". wikimapia.org (in Greek). Retrieved 2020-01-26.
- ^ "Double bounded contingent valuation of quality improvement in a coastal environment". Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, at Cania, Crete, Greece – via ResearchGate.
- ^ R.H. Mather (1872). Selections from Herodotus and Thucydides. p. 104.
- ^ Mavor, William (1804). "Universal History, Ancient and Modern; from the Earliest Records of Time to the General Peace of 1801". Stansbury and Gird. p. xxviii.
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