Dilek Peninsula-Büyük Menderes Delta National Park Aegean Region in general. The peninsula was shaped into its current form over several geological eras with the tectonic merging of Paleozoic schist formations, Mesozoic limestone and marble deposits, and finally the accretion of large clays and other sediments during the Neogene period. This is partly because of Turkey's unstable fault block terrain, and because of the close proximity of the Anatolian-Aegean plate boundary, which generates massifs of mountains all across western Turkey. This includes the peninsula and the mountains surrounding the Büyük Menderes River, known collectively as the Menderes Massif. The peninsula is highly mountainous, with most of its
Ontario Peninsula but in Canada as a whole. Ontario Peninsula The Ontario Peninsula is a peninsula in Canada that comprises part of Southern Ontario, specifically Southwestern Ontario and most of the Golden Horseshoe. It includes Bruce Peninsula and Niagara Peninsula. It is connected to Central Ontario to the east and is surrounded on other sides by Georgian Bay, Lake Huron, St. Clair River, Lake St. Clair, Detroit River, Lake Erie, Niagara River, and Lake Ontario. While many of Southern Ontario's most populous cities, including Toronto, Canada's most populous city, Hamilton, and Mississauga, are in its eastern part, its western part also has