Cape Gata
Cape Gata is the south-eastern cape of the Akrotiri Peninsula on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is located within the British Sovereign Base Areas, and is the southernmost point of the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: cape of Cyprus
- Also known as: “Akrotírion Gáta”, “Curias Promontory”, “Doğan Burnu”, and “Gata Burnu”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Aetokremnos.
Aetokremnos
Archaeological site
Aetokremnos is a rock shelter near Limassol on the southern coast of Cyprus. It is widely considered to host some of the oldest evidence of human habitation of Cyprus, dating to around 12,000 years ago. Aetokremnos is situated 1½ miles west of Cape Gata.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Akrotiri and Dhekelia and Akrotiri Village.
Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Akrotiri and Dhekelia is a British Overseas Territory that consists of two separate areas on the island of Cyprus. Akrotiri is located west of Limassol and Dhekelia is located east of Larnaca.
Akrotiri Village
Village
Photo: Xaris333, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Akrotiri is a village within the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. It is the only village in the Western SBA with a significant non-military population. Akrotiri Village is situated 4 miles northwest of Cape Gata.
Cape Zevgari
Locality
Cape Zevgari lies within Akrotiri and Dhekelia, a British Overseas Territory on the island of Cyprus, administered as a Sovereign Base Area. It is located in the Western Sovereign Base Area and forms the south-west point of the Akrotiri Peninsula which is the most southerly part of the island. Cape Zevgari is situated 5 miles west of Cape Gata.
Cape Gata
- Category: cape
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
34.5672° or 34° 34′ 2″ northLongitude
33.01726° or 33° 1′ 2″ eastElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
8G6MH288+VWOpenStreetMap ID
node 10911642504OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeOpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
146601Wikidata ID
Q3564507
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Swedish—“Cape Gata” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كيب غاتا”
- Cebuano: “Cape Gata”
- Croatian: “Rt Gata”
- Czech: “Mys Gata”
- Dutch: “Kaap Gata”
- French: “Cap Gata”
- German: “Kap Gata”
- Greek: “Akrotírio Gáta”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Γάτα”
- Greek: “Ακρωτήριο των Γάτων”
- Greek: “Κάβο Γάτα”
- Italian: “Capo Gata”
- Japanese: “ガータ岬”
- Portuguese: “Cabo Gata”
- Russian: “Гата”
- Spanish: “Cabo Gata”
- Swedish: “Cape Gata”
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