Cape Maleas

Cape Maleas, anciently Malea and Maleae or Maleai, is a peninsula and cape in the southeast of the in . To distinguish it from the cape, the peninsula is sometimes referred to as "Epidavros Limira" peninsula, after the most prominent ancient city located on it.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Monemvasia municipality, Peloponnese, Greece
  • Also known as: “Akra Maleas”, “Akrotérion Maléa”, “Akrotírion Maléas”, “Cape Áyios Ángelos”, “Cape Malea”, “Cape Malia”, “Kávo Maliás”, and “Maléa Ákra”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Maleas Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Ylvo, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Velanidia and Prophitis Ilias Monemvasias Lakonias.

Village
Photo: DORA Greece, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village and a community in Laconia, , within the municipality of . It is situated at the southern edge of at the southeast edge of mountain range Parnon.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet.

Village
is a village in Laconia, southern , part of the municipality . Its permanent population in 2021 was 570, although its population increases during the summer months.

Cape Maleas

Latitude
36.43591° or 36° 26′ 9″ north
Longitude
23.19851° or 23° 11′ 55″ east
Open location code
8G85C5PX+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 352906302
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
257871
Wiki­data ID
Q1471621
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Turkish—“Cape Maleas” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Μαλέα”
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Μαλέαι”
  • Arabic: “رأس مالياس”
  • Azerbaijani: “Maleya burnu”
  • Bulgarian: “Малея”
  • Catalan: “cap de Màlea”
  • Catalan: “Cap de Màlea”
  • Catalan: “Maléas”
  • Cebuano: “Ákra Maléas”
  • Chinese: “馬萊阿斯角”
  • Chinese: “马莱阿斯角”
  • Czech: “Maleas”
  • Czech: “mys Maleas”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Malea”
  • Dutch: “Kaap Maleas”
  • Dutch: “Maleas”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Malea”
  • Finnish: “Maléa”
  • Finnish: “Maléanniemi”
  • French: “cap Malée”
  • French: “Cap Malée”
  • French: “Malée”
  • German: “Kap Malea”
  • Greek: “Άκρα Μαλέας”
  • Greek: “Ακρωτήριο Μαλέας”
  • Greek: “Κάβο Μαλιάς”
  • Greek: “Κάβο Σαντάτζελο”
  • Greek: “Καβομαλιάς”
  • Hebrew: “כף מליאה”
  • Hebrew: “כף מליאס”
  • Indonesian: “Maleia”
  • Indonesian: “Tanjung Malea”
  • Indonesian: “Tanjung Maleas”
  • Italian: “Capo Malea”
  • Japanese: “マレアス岬”
  • Japanese: “マレア岬”
  • Latin: “Malea”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Malea”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kapp Maléa”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Maleia”
  • Russian: “Малея”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Malea”
  • Swedish: “Ákra Maléas”
  • Turkish: “Malea Burnu”
  • Turkish: “Malya Burnu”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agios Mamas and Αγία Μαρίνα.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Church of Agios Georgios, Malea and Church of Agia Eirini, Malea.

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