Balkan Peninsula in Greek
Balkan Peninsula in Greek
Βαλκανική χερσόνησος
A geographic region and large peninsula in southeastern Europe, surrounded by water on three sides: the Adriatic Sea to the west, the Mediterranean Sea (including the Ionian and Aegean Seas) to the south and the Black Sea to the east. Its northern boundary is often given as the Danube, Sava and Kupa rivers.