Which mountain is the highest peak in the Peloponnese peninsula?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Taygetus
- Step 1: The Taygetus, Taugetus, Taygetos or Taÿgetus ( Greek: Ταΰγετος, romanized: Taygetos ) is a mountain range on the Peloponnese peninsula in Southern Greece. Answer: Taygetus. Why not the others: "Kyllini" is a northern Peloponnesian summit rising to 2,374 metres; "Aroania" is also called Chelmos and reaches 2,355 metres in Achaea; "Erymanthos" is a western Peloponnesian massif reaching 2,224 metres.
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