Historical reference: Do not rely on this information. It is very old. About this collection
Chersonesus, the Greek name for a peninsula, and anciently applied to several peninsulas of Europe and Asia, such as Chersonesus Aurea (Malacca), C. Cimbrica (Jutland), C. Thracica (Gallipoli), C. Taurica (Crimea), C. Novantum (Rhinus).