Mycale Peninsula
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The Mycale Peninsula is a prominent landform on the western coast of Turkey, opposite the Greek island of Samos, known for its rugged terrain and historical significance in ancient Ionia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mykale Peninsula | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landform
ⓘ
peninsula ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Kuşadası Gulf
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samos Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ancientName |
Mycale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mykale NERFINISHED ⓘ Mykale Mountain region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleBelligerents |
Achaemenid Persian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek city-states ⓘ |
| battleDate | 479 BC ⓘ |
| contains |
Dilek Peninsula–Büyük Menderes Delta National Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mount Mycale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 37.7°N 27.2°E ⓘ |
| country | Turkey ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversitySignificance | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
forested areas
ⓘ
rocky coastline ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Mount Mycale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrait | Mycale Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerrain | rugged ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historical significance in ancient Ionia
ⓘ
proximity to the island of Samos ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aegean Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia Minor ⓘ Aydın Province NERFINISHED ⓘ western coast of Turkey ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Büyük Menderes River delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Aegean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernName | Dilek Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernProtectedArea | Dilek Peninsula–Büyük Menderes Delta National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
ancient city of Ephesus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient city of Miletus NERFINISHED ⓘ ancient city of Priene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oppositeOf | Samos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ionian coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Turkish Aegean coast ⓘ ancient Ionia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal peninsula ⓘ |
| separatedFrom | Samos by the Mycale Strait ⓘ |
| siteOf | Battle of Mycale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | hiking and ecotourism ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mykale Peninsula