Leon Promontory

Leon Promontory is a cape in Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete. Leon Promontory is situated nearby to the locality Dyskós, as well as near the village Lentas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lentas and Antiskari.

Lentas

Village

Photo: Gortyna, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Lentas is a coastal village 75 km south of Heraklion, on the south coast of Crete in Greece. It belongs to the community of Miamou within the municipality of Gortyna.

Antiskari

Village

Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Antiskari is a village, which is situated 5 km northwest of Leon Promontory.

Miamou is a mountain village and a community in Greece 60 km south of Heraklion, on the south of Crete. It belongs to the municipality of Gortyn. The community, which includes the villages Lentas, Dyskos, Krotos and Papadogiannis, had 252 inhabitants. Miamou is situated 5 km north of Leon Promontory.

Leon Promontory

Type: Cape
Also known as: “Akra Kefala”, “Ákra Kefála”, “Ákra Kefálas”, “Cape Kefála”, “Cape Kefalás”, and “Cape Kephala”
Category: landform
Location: Gortyna, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

34.92577° or 34° 55′ 33″ north

Longitude

24.91961° or 24° 55′ 11″ east

Elevation

31 metres (102 feet)

Open location code

8G66WWG9+8R

GeoNames ID

260334

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