formerly called the *Peloponnesus*, is a peninsula to the south of Greece, to which it is joined by the isthmus of Corinth. Its form resembles a mulberry leaf, and its name is derived from the great number of mulberry trees which it produces. It is about 140 miles in length, and 110 in breadth. The air is temperate, and the land fertile, except in the middle, where it is full of mountains, and is watered by a great number of rivers. It is divided into three provinces; Scania, Belvedera, and Brazzo-di-Maina. It was taken from the Turks by the Venetians in 1687; but they lost it again in 1715. The population of the Morea is estimated by Dr Clarke at 300,000. See GREECE and PELOPONNESUS.