Arginusae

File:Crop of Heinrich Kiepert map from 1890-1892 showing the Arginusae islands or Garip islands on map.png

Highlighted map from 1890s indicating the Arginusae islands (now Garip Islands and Kalem Island). Original map by Heinrich Kiepert (1818–1899)

In classical antiquity, the Arginusae (Template:Langx Arginousai) were three islands off the Dikili Peninsula on the coast of modern-day Turkey, famous as the site of the Battle of Arginusae during the Peloponnesian War. They were also collectively referred to as Canaea after the city of Canae on the largest island. Today two of the islands remain, while the third and largest has become attached to the mainland as a promontory near the modern village of Bademli:

• Baston Islands
  • Garip Island (Template:Langx, literally "Strange Island"); Nisída Ázano
  • Kalem Island (Template:Langx, literally "Pen Island"); Nikolo, Vráchos Nikolós
  • Kane Peninsula or Promontory (Template:Langxsı), called Argennusa (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) in antiquity, when it was an island; Canaea, Canae, Κάνη

Argennusa was the site of the ancient city of Canae.

The names Arginusae and Argennusa come from Ancient Greek arginóeis, argennóeis (ἀργινόεις, ἀργεννόεις), "bright-shining".

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