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Archaeological Site of Troy topographic map

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Name: Archaeological Site of Troy topographic map, elevation, terrain.

Location: Archaeological Site of Troy, 17-56, Tevfikiye, Çanakkale merkez, Canakkale, Marmara Region, Turkey (39.95619 26.23617 39.95853 26.23985)

Average elevation: 19 m

Minimum elevation: 8 m

Maximum elevation: 54 m

The fact that the topography around the site matches the topographic detail of the poem gives to the poem a life-like quality not equaled by other epics. In the Iliad, the Achaeans set up their camp near the mouth of the River Scamander (modern Karamenderes), where they beached their ships. The city of Troy itself stood on a hill, across the plain of Scamander, where the battles of the Trojan War took place. The site of the ancient city is some 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the coast today, but 3,000 years ago the mouths of Scamander were much closer to the city, discharging into a large bay that formed a natural harbor, which has since been filled with alluvial material. Recent geological findings have permitted the identification of the ancient Trojan coastline, and the results largely confirm the accuracy of the Homeric geography of Troy.