Cape Melea marks its southeast extremity and lies across a small channel from the island of Cythera.
The southern end of the Rio-Antirio Bridge, the town of Nafplion, lies on its eastern coast, while Cape Matapan marks its southwestern point.  A namesake periphery only covers part of it, and it was known as Morea in the middle ages.  Its highest point is Mount Taygetus, and rivers here include the Alfios and the Eurotas. Cape Melea marks its southeast extremity and lies across a small channel from the island of Cythera. Towns located in it include Pirgos, Kalamata, and Patras, while many towns here take their names from ancient cities found nearby, such as Argos, Corinth and Sparta. Separated from the mainland by the Corinth canal, FTP, name this peninsula in the south of Greece.
The southern end of the Rio-Antirio Bridge, the town of Nafplion, lies on its eastern coast, while Cape Matapan marks its southwestern point.  
Peloponnese or Peloponnesus