PAL

Ptolemaeus Arabus et Latinus

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βόρειον πέρας ‘northern limit’

Greek

References: PH Heiberg: I.3:6, 74:22; I.9:4, 82:16
Translated into:
Arabic: منتهى الشمال [PH Morelon: I.3:6, 19:17; I.9:4, 29:13]
Modern translations:
English: northern limit [PH Hamm: I.3:6, 47:7; I.9:4, 51:16]