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The '''Peloponnese''' (Greek:Πελοπόννησος, ''Peloponnesos'') is a large [[peninsula]]<ref><small>Technically the Peloponnese is an island, though only due to the man-made [[Corinth Canal]], and it is still usually referred to as a peninsula</small></ref> in southern Greece. Major cities on the peninsula include [[Patras]], [[Kalamata]], [[Corinth]], [[Tripoli]], and [[Sparta]].<ref><small>All of the cities listed are still populated, though Corinth and Sparta have many ancient ruins nearby.</small></ref>
==External Links==
*[http://www.ancientgreece.com/html/geography_frame.htm Ancient Greece - Geography]
==Footnotes==
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[[Category:Geography]]
[[Category:Greece]]