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Strait of Tana

Modern name
Kerch Strait
A channel linking the Black Sea to the Sea of Tana (now the Sea of Azov) to the east of the Crimean peninula. In the Middle Ages this was a crucial waterway for reaching the port of Tana (now Rostov-on-Don).
Coordinates
45.276046, 36.579915

The toponym Strait of Tana appears in La Sfera in the following places:

04.35.08 04.36.02

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Map of the location P187

This toponym only appears in the poem, never in the maps.

Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Strait of Tana.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, November 13, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/strait-of-tana/.