Leucosia (island)

natural · 30 BC – 1999 AD

In ancient times, the area of the modern Italian port town of Vibo Marina on the Gulf of Saint Euphemia was an island named Leucosia. Artificial port construction began in antiquity and, together with natural processes, has connected Leucosia to the mainland.

Coordinates

38.73106, 16.11474

Also known as

Ithacesiae, Leucosia (grc), Vibo Marina (it), Vibo Marina (it), Λευκωσία (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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