Cape Palinuro
Cape Palinuro is located in southwestern Italy, approximately 50 miles southeast of Salerno, in southern part of Cilento region. It is supposedly named after Palinurus, the helmsman of Aeneas' ship in Virgil's Aeneid.
- Cape
- …is also known as “Capo Palinuro”
- Description: cape in Italy
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cape Palinuro Lighthouse and Scoglio Mingardo.
Cape Palinuro Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Capo Palinuro Lighthouse is an active lighthouse…
Scoglio Mingardo
Islet
Scoglio Mingardo is an islet, which is situated 4 km east of Cape Palinuro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palinuro and Caprioli.
Caprioli
Hamlet
Caprioli is a Southern Italian village and hamlet… Caprioli is situated 7 km north of Cape Palinuro.
Licusati
Village
Licusati is a village, which is situated 9 km northeast of Cape Palinuro.
Cape Palinuro
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Latitude
40.02493° or 40° 1′ 30″ north
Longitude
15.26781° or 15° 16′ 4″ east
Open location code
8FGQ27F9+X4
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Cape Palinuro” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Palinuri Promontorium”
- Cebuano: “Capo Palinuro”
- Chinese: “帕利努罗角”
- Dutch: “Cape Palinuro”
- Dutch: “Palinuri Promontorium”
- French: “cap Palinuro”
- French: “Cap Palinuro”
- Italian: “capo Palinuro”
- Italian: “Capo Palinuro”
- Latin: “Palinurum promontorium”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Capo Palinuro”
- Persian: “دماغه پالینورو”
- Russian: “Палинуро (мыс)”
- Russian: “Палинуро”
- Spanish: “Cabo Palinuro”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Porto and Belvedere.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Palinuro Porto and Spiaggia del Porto.
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