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Colussa

Western Asia

Colussa, also called Koloussa, was an ancient Greek city on the Black Sea coast of the region of Paphlagonia, in what is now northern Turkey. Its site has been identified near the modern locality of Gullusu, in Turkey's Sinop Province. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Latitude
41.947448 degrees north 1
Longitude
34.27145 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Sea Level 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+03:00 4
Sources
1. Colussa (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
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latitude 41.947448, longitude 34.27145
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2. OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m): SRTM 90 m elevation at 41.9474,34.2714
OpenTopoData (SRTM 90 m)results elevation
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"elevation": 4.0
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 34.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 41.75, 34.25
41.75 34.25 Cfb
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4. IANA Time Zone Database: IANA Time Zone Database, europe zone file
IANA Time Zone DatabaseZone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Quote, Zone Europe/Istanbul; TR has this one zone in zone1970.tab
Zone Europe/Istanbul 1:55:52 - LMT 1880 ... 2:00 EU EE%sT 2016 Sep 7 3:00 - %z
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Colussa (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Colussa or Koloussa (Ancient Greek: Κόλουσσα) was an ancient Greek city on the Black Sea coast of ancient Paphlagonia.
  • In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
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