Toronean Gulf
| Toronean Gulf Toronaic Gulf Kassandra Gulf | |
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  Toronean Gulf Toronaic Gulf Kassandra Gulf Location of the Toronean Gulf within Greece | |
| 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 (
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
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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