Pontic Mountains

[ pon-tik moun-tnz ]

plural noun

1. a mountain range in northern Turkey, running parallel to the Black Sea coast for about 700 miles (1,125 kilometers): highest peak, 12,917 feet (3,937 meters).

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pontic Mountains¹

First recorded in 1805–10

Example Sentences

Woolf Women is a film documentary about five female downhill skateboarders who embark on a white-knuckle adventure across Europe to an ancient monastery perched high in the Pontic Mountains in Turkey.

From BBC

Most of Turkey’s big quakes over the years have occurred along the North Anatolian Fault, which runs across northern Turkey along the Pontic Mountains.

From Washington Post