WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Peloponnese is a peninsula located at the southern tip of the mainland, 21, 549.6 square kilometres (8, 320.3 sq mi) in area, and constitutes the southernmost part of mainland Greece. It is connected to the mainland by the Isthmus of Corinth, where the Corinth Canal was constructed in 1893.

Detailed explanation-2: -Peloponnese, also spelled Peloponnesus, Modern Greek Pelopónnisos, peninsula of 8, 278 square miles (21, 439 square km), a large, mountainous body of land jutting southward into the Mediterranean that since antiquity has been a major region of Greece, joined to the rest of mainland Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth.

Detailed explanation-3: -Located on the southern side of the country, the Peloponnese is the most popular region of the Greek mainland. This place, that geographically has the shape of a plane tree leaf, has many famous archaeological sites, seaside places, gorgeous beaches, castles and ski centers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Greek mainland is divided into two peninsulas. A peninsula is a piece of land with water on three sides. The northern peninsula was called Attica. The southern peninsula was called the Peloponnese.

Detailed explanation-5: -Definitions of Peloponnesian Peninsula. the southern peninsula of Greece; dominated by Sparta until the 4th century BC. synonyms: Peloponnese, Peloponnesus. example of: peninsula. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water.

Detailed explanation-6: -Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkan Peninsula, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa.