What ancient marine gulf, cut off from the Aegean Sea by the silt of the Büyük Menderes River, is now a brackish lake in western Anatolia?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Lake Bafa
- Step 1: In antiquity, Lake Bafa was the Latmian Gulf of the Aegean Sea, with the port of Heraclea on its shores.
- Step 2: Over centuries, the Büyük Menderes River deposited alluvium across the gulf's mouth, cutting it off from the open sea.
Answer
Lake Bafa.
Why not the others: 'Lake Manyas' is in Balıkesir; 'Lake Sapanca' is a freshwater tectonic lake near Sakarya; 'Lake Uluabat' is a shallow Ramsar wetland near Bursa.
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