Kanopikos Kolpos
a Pleiades
place
resource
Creators: A. Bernand Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
Creators: A. Bernand Copyright © The Creators. Sharing and remixing permitted under terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License (cc-by).
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Jan 03, 2023 01:53 PM
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History
Kanopikos Kolpos, the modern Abu Qir Bay, is an embayment of the Mediterranean Sea located near Alexandria in Egypt between the Rosetta mouth of the Nile River and Abu Qir. The ancient cities of Canopus, Herakleion, and Menouthis are submerged beneath its waters.
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https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727140
31.306111, 30.164444
- Associated Modern Locations:
- OSM location of Bay of Abu Kir (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.
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- Kanobikos Kolpos (550 BC - AD 300)
- Kanopikos Kolpos (550 BC - AD 300)
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water, open
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 74 C2 Kanopikos Kolpos
The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: Abu Qir Bay
A. Bernand, R. Talbert, Sean Gillies, Tom Elliott, and Jeffrey Becker, 'Kanopikos Kolpos: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2023 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/727140> [accessed: 19 April 2024]
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