Mercan Burnu

Mercan Burnu is a cape in , .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Karpaz.

Photo: Anna Anichkova, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a slender, 80-km long peninsula in the northeast of . It's mostly rugged and thinly populated: there are hotels, but on nothing like the scale of the Kyrenia or Turkish mainland tourist strips. In 2023 the population was 20,245.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cape Apostolos Andreas.

Locality
Photo: J budissin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is the north-easternmost point of the Mediterranean island of . It lies at the tip of the finger-like Karpass Peninsula. The is located 5 km southwest of the promontory itself.

Mercan Burnu

Latitude
35.67491° or 35° 40′ 30″ north
Longitude
34.50721° or 34° 30′ 26″ east
Elevation
1 metre (3 feet)
Open location code
8G7PMGF4+XV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3404049212
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
10645405
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Satellite Map

Discover Mercan Burnu from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

“Mercan Burnu” goes by many names.
  • Turkish: “Mercan Burnu”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Agia Triada and Leko.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Korakas and Karpaz Special Environmental Protected Area.

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