In southeastern Thessaly, Mount Pelion forms a hook-like coastal peninsula between the Aegean Sea and which gulf?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Pagasetic Gulf
- Step 1: Pelion or Pelium (Modern Greek: Πήλιο, Pílio; Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πήλιον, Pēlion ) is a mountain at the southeastern part of Thessaly in northern Greece, forming a hook-like peninsula between the Pagasetic Gulf and the Aegean Sea. Answer: Pagasetic Gulf. Why not the others: "Thermaic Gulf" is the large northern gulf bordered by Olympus and Thessaloniki; "Saronic Gulf" is the gulf south of Athens and the Isthmus of Corinth; "Ambracian Gulf" is an enclosed gulf in northwestern Greece near Preveza.
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