Cape Sideros
Cape Sideros or Cape Sidero is a cape at the eastern end of the island of Crete, Greece. Anciently it was known as Samonium or Samonion, Sammonium or Sammonion, Salmonium or Salmonion and Salmone.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: Cape on the northeast promontory of Crete, Greece
- Also known as: “Akra Sideros”, “Ákra Sidhero”, “Akra Sídheron”, “Ákra Sídheros”, “Akroterion Samonion”, “Cape Salmonion”, “Cape Sammonion”, “Cape Sidero”, and “Cape Sideron”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kyriamadi.
Kyriamadi
Hamlet
Photo: NASA, Public domain.
Kyriamadi or Kereamathi has a double sense. Geographically it is the middle peninsula of Cape Sideros in the municipality of Sitia, in the northeast of Crete.
Cape Sideros
Latitude
35.31606° or 35° 18′ 58″ northLongitude
26.31135° or 26° 18′ 41″ eastElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
8G788886+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 4836354806OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Cape Sideros” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Σαλμώνιον”
- Cebuano: “Ákra Síderos”
- Chinese: “锡得罗角”
- Chinese: “锡德罗角”
- Czech: “mys Sideros”
- Czech: “Sideros”
- Finnish: “Síderos”
- French: “Cap Sidheros”
- French: “cap Sídheros”
- French: “Cap Sídheros”
- Greek: “Άκρα Σίδερος”
- Greek: “Κάβο Σίδερο”
- Hebrew: “כף סידרוס”
- Latin: “Salmonium”
- Swedish: “Ákra Síderos”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Itanou and Vigla.
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