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This is a list of the extreme points of Cyprus: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Longitude / Latitude
Mainland Cyprus
- North : Cape Apostolos Andreas (35°42′N 34°35′E / 35.700°N 34.583°E / 35.700; 34.583 (Cape Apostolos Andreas))
- South : Cape Gata (34°34′N 33°1′E / 34.567°N 33.017°E / 34.567; 33.017 (Cape Gata))
- West : Cape Arnauti (35°3′N 32°16′E / 35.050°N 32.267°E / 35.050; 32.267 (Cape Arnauti))
- East : Cape Apostolos Andreas (35°42′N 34°35′E / 35.700°N 34.583°E / 35.700; 34.583 (Cape Apostolos Andreas))
Including offshore islands
- North : Klidhes Islands (35°43′N 34°36′E / 35.717°N 34.600°E / 35.717; 34.600 (Klidhes Islands))
- South : Cape Gata (34°34′N 33°1′E / 34.567°N 33.017°E / 34.567; 33.017 (Cape Gata))
- West : Cape Arnauti (35°3′N 32°16′E / 35.050°N 32.267°E / 35.050; 32.267 (Cape Arnauti))
- East : Klidhes Islands (35°43′N 34°36′E / 35.717°N 34.600°E / 35.717; 34.600 (Klidhes Islands))
Altitude
- Highest point : Mount Olympus, 1 951 m
- Lowest point : Mediterranean Sea, 0 m.
The maximum depth of the Limassol Salt Lake, which dries up in the summer, reaches 2.8 m below mean sea level.
See also
References
- ^ "Cyprus". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
- "BirdLife IBA Factsheet: Akrotiri salt-lake including Bishop's Pool". BirdLife International. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008.
- Polidorou, Miltiadis; Evelpidou, Niki; Tsourou, Theodora; Drinia, Hara; Salomon, Ferréol; Blue, Lucy (August 2021). "Observations on Palaeogeographical Evolution of Akrotiri Salt Lake, Lemesos, Cyprus". Geosciences. 11 (8): 321. Bibcode:2021Geosc..11..321P. doi:10.3390/geosciences11080321. ISSN 2076-3263.
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