Sideros
Sideros, is the outermost of a chain of two island-like peninsulas forming, with Itanos promontory, Cape Sidero. They are all three the summits of submarine elevations connected by rocky surface cols on which a road has been constructed to Cape Sidero Lighthouse, the elevated facsimile chapel of Saint Isidore, and Port Joannis, a cove of 2 fathoms.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: Island-like peninsula forming the tip of Cape Sidero in NE Crete
- Also known as: “Nisida Sidero”, “Nisís Sídhero”, “Strongyló Nisí”, and “Vráchos Síderos”
- Historically known as: “Sidero Island”
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.
Sideros
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Sideros” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “سيديروس”
- Dutch: “Sideros”
- Finnish: “Sídero”
- German: “Kap Sideros”
- German: “Salmonion”
- German: “Samonion”
- German: “Sideros”
- German: “Strongylo”
- Greek: “Nisída Sídero”
- Greek: “Βράχος Σίδερος”
- Greek: “Νησίδα Σίδερο”
- Greek: “Στρογγύλο”
- Urdu: “سیدیروس”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ákra Síderos Lighthouse and Cape Sideros.
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