Ladik Lake (Turkish: Ladik Gölü; Ancient Greek: Στιφάνη Λίμνη, romanized: Stiphane Limne) is a lake in Samsun Province, Asiatic Turkey. Anciently it was called Stiphane, and was located in the northwestern part of ancient Pontus, in the district called Phazemonitis.[1] According to Strabo, the lake abounded in fish, and its shores afforded excellent pasture.[1] The southern shore of Ladik Lake was the epicenter of the 7.8–8.0 Ms 1668 North Anatolia earthquake, which is the most powerful earthquake recorded in Turkey.[2]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Stiphane". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. xii. p. 560. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ "Tarihsel Depremler (Historical Earthquakes)". Boğaziçi University, Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute (in Turkish). Retrieved 1 February 2020.
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40°54′19″N 36°00′55″E / 40.905278°N 36.015278°E
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