Heracles Peninsula
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Heracles Peninsula | |
|---|---|
 Image of peninsula from satellite | |
.jpg)  Heracles Peninsula | |
| Coordinates: 44°33′N 33°30′E / 44.550°N 33.500°E | |
| Location | Crimea |
| Part of | Crimea  |
Heracles Peninsula (
Chorna River) and its eastern edge at the Balaklava Bay (including the Valley of Balaklava). Most of the peninsula is heavily urbanized and occupied by the city of Sevastopol
.
The name reminiscent with a divine hero of the
Chersonesus, the ruins of which to this day may be found in Sevastopol.[1] Other names of the peninsula include Trachea or Irakli. The peninsula was an agricultural district of Chersonesus also known as Chora (Greek
: χώρα).
The peninsula represents itself as a rocky plateau (high plain) that is dissected by gulches and gently descends from the
Sapun mountain to Black Sea
.
References
- ISBN 9789004456983