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Portopalo di Capo Passero

Cape Passero

Capo Passero or Cape Passaro is a celebrated promontory of , forming the extreme southeastern point of the whole island, and one of the three promontories which were supposed to have given to it the name of "Trinacria".
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  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Italy
  • Also known as: “Cape Passaro”, “Capo Passero”, and “Passero”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Isola di Capo Passero and Scoglio Maltese.

Islet
Photo: Azotoliquido, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an islet.

Islet
Photo: Paul Keller, CC BY 2.0.
is an islet.

Church
Photo: Effems, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marzamemi.

Village
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a southern hamlet of and , two municipalities part of the , . is located by the Ionian Sea coast of the island of and is 3.97 kilometres from Pachino.

Cape Passero

Latitude
36.68889° or 36° 41′ 20″ north
Longitude
15.15412° or 15° 9′ 15″ east
Open location code
8F8QM5Q3+HJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 685983193
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2523870
Wiki­data ID
Q1034750
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Spanish—“Cape Passero” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Πάχυνος”
  • Arabic: “كابو باسيرو”
  • Catalan: “Cap Passero”
  • Cebuano: “Capo Passero”
  • Chinese: “帕塞罗海岬”
  • Chinese: “帕塞羅角”
  • Czech: “Capo Passero”
  • Czech: “Pachynus”
  • Czech: “Passaro”
  • Dutch: “Capo Passero”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Pasero”
  • French: “cap Passero”
  • French: “Cap Passero”
  • German: “Capo Passero”
  • German: “Capo Pássero”
  • German: “Kap Passaro”
  • German: “Pachynum”
  • Italian: “Capo Passero”
  • Japanese: “パッサロ岬”
  • Japanese: “パッセロ岬”
  • Latin: “Pachynum”
  • Polish: “Przylądek Passero”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Pachinu”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Passaru”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Pàssaru”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Passeru”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Pàsseru”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Passiru”
  • Sicilian: “Capu Pàssiru”
  • Spanish: “cabo Passaro”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Passaro”
  • Spanish: “cabo Passero”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rione Scalo Mandrie and Portopalo di Capo Passero.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fossili and Piazza Terrazza dei Due Mari.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cape Passero”. Photo: Okkiproject, CC BY-SA 3.0.