Mauro, Chiara María2023-06-222023-06-222022-04-190068-245410.1017/S006824542200003Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/71550CRUE-CSIC (Acuerdos Transformativos 2022)The expression λιμὴν κλειστός appears 29 times in ancient Greek literary sources; however, it has prompted four different interpretations and three possible English translations. As a contribution to the ongoing discussion of the expression’s meaning, this paper analyses its appearances in Strabo’s Geography; this work, with its nine references, is, in fact, the source in which it appears second most often. In particular, focus will be placed upon two issues: the extent to which the expression is employed consistently in the Geography and its possible origin; and what meaning(s) – if any – can be assigned to it. To gain further insight into the expression’s meaning(s), the aforementioned cases of ‘closed harbours’ will be compared with the available archaeological and geomorphological evidence.engAtribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/journal articlehttps://doi.org/10.1017/S006824542200003Xopen access910.3Closed harboursGeographyStraboEstrabónGeografía físicaHistoria antigua2505.07 Geografía Física5504.01 Historia Antigua