WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The mainland of Greece is a peninsula. A peninsula is land that is surrounded on three sides by water. Greece also includes many islands throughout the Mediterranean and the Aegean (ih-JEE-uhn) seas. Mainland Greece is a land of steep, rugged mountains, almost entirely surrounded by turquoise blue seas.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mainland. Mainland Greece forms the southernmost part of the Balkan peninsula with two additional smaller peninsulas projecting from it: the Chalkidiki and the Peloponnese. The north of the country includes the regions of Macedonia and Thrace.

Detailed explanation-3: -Greece, the southernmost of the countries of the Balkan Peninsula.

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: -Definition. The Peloponnese is a large peninsula linked to the northern territory of Greece by the Isthmus of Corinth. To the west of the Peloponnese is the Ionian sea while to the east is the Aegean Sea. The terrain is typified by high limestone mountains, narrow coastal plains, and natural rocky harbours.