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Kepoi — Central Ashlar Quay in Taman Gulf (Mid-Bay) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Kepoi — Central Ashlar Quay in Taman Gulf (Mid-Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Nymphaion (Crimea) — Wikipedia Geroevka Eltigen

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Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Nymphaion — Ak-Burun Southern Harbour at Geroevka (Bosporus)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Olbia Pontica — Parutyne Northern Mole on Bug Estuary (Borysthenes) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Olbia Pontica — Parutyne Northern Mole on Bug Estuary (Borysthenes)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Patrai — Western Emporium Anchorage at Taman Strait (Western Strait) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Patrai — Western Emporium Anchorage at Taman Strait (Western Strait)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sierra de las Quijadas National Park 32°33′03″S 67°03′51″W /-32.5508 -67.0642 — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Sierra de las Quijadas — Potrero de la Aguada Southern Enclosure (Potrero Sur)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteglobalnationalparks.com

Sierra de las Quijadas National Park coordinate 32.5508S 67.0642W — Globalnationalparks

Globalnationalparks · 2023

Sierra de las Quijadas — Potrero Northern Wall Avenue and Causeway (Potrero Norte)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Sybaris 39°43′00″N 16°29′38″E /39.71667N 16.49389E — Wikipedia Sybaris Magna Graecia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Sybaris — Crati Delta Southern Stoa Buried Quarter (Sibari South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websiteen.wikipedia.org

Toricos — Gelendzhik Roadstead Harbour at Toretae Cape (Gelendzhik East) — Wikipedia

Wikipedia Contributors · 2023

Toricos — Gelendzhik Roadstead Harbour at Toretae Cape (Gelendzhik East)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2023Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Akoris Tihna el-Gabal Egypt — Pleiades and Kawanishi survey 28.598N 30.782E

Pleiades · 2022

Akoris — Northern Quarry Harbour at Tihna el-Gabal North (Nile Quarry Port)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitemindat.org

Al ‘Ayn as Sukhnah 29°35′20″N 32°20′00″E /29.58902N 32.33597E — Mindat

Mindat · 2022

Ayn Sukhna — Galala Harbour at Wadi al-Jarf North Anchorage (Pharaonic)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websiteancientportsantiques.com

Ancient Ports in the Red Sea — Myos Hormos Quseir al-Qadim 8 km north of Quseir

AncientPortsAntiques · 2022

Myos Hormos — Northern Anchorage at Marsa Nakari Mangrove (Marsa Alam North)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Antinoopolis Sheikh Ibada Egypt — Pleiades 786009

Pleiades · 2022

Antinoopolis — Southern Necropolis Harbour at Sheikh Ibada South (Antinoe South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Bata — Lagoon Harbour at Novomyshastovskaya (Batskoe Gorodishche South) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Bata — Lagoon Harbour at Novomyshastovskaya (Batskoe Gorodishche South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Chersonesos — Pesochnaya Bay Submerged Quay (Tauric Chersonesos East) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Chersonesos — Pesochnaya Bay Submerged Quay (Tauric Chersonesos East)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Gorgippia — Northern Basin Breakwater Extension (Anapa Bay North) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Gorgippia — Northern Basin Breakwater Extension (Anapa Bay North)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Hermonassa — Southern Mole Harbour on Tuzla Spit South (Taman) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Hermonassa — Southern Mole Harbour on Tuzla Spit South (Taman)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitesites.lsa.umich.edu

Karanis 29°31′N 30°54′E Kom Aushim Fayum — Michigan Karanis Collaboratory

University of Michigan, Karanis Collaboratory · 2022

Karanis — Western Granary Quarter at Kom Aushim West (Fayum West)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Kepoi — Central Ashlar Quay in Taman Gulf (Mid-Bay) — Pleiades and Mapcarta coordinate anchor

Pleiades · 2022

Kepoi — Central Ashlar Quay in Taman Gulf (Mid-Bay)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Marea Lake Mareotis 30.995N 29.645E — Pleiades Marea

Pleiades · 2022

Marea — Eastern Pharos Harbour at Lake Mareotis East (Abu Mina South)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

Websitepleiades.stoa.org

Narmouthis Medinet Ghoran Fayum — Pleiades 736345

Pleiades · 2022

Narmouthis — Crocodile Temple Quarter at Medinat Ghoran (Fayum Central)

From the atlas bibliography · Published 2022Open source

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