Central Macedonia
Chalkidiki
Mount Athos

Akra Chelonas

Akra Chelonas is a cape in , , . Akra Chelonas is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the religious locality .
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Great Lavra and Vigla, Mount Athos.

Locality
Photo: Dimboukas, Public domain.
The Monastery of is the first monastery built on , on the Athos peninsula in geographical , northeastern . It is located on the southeastern foot of the Mount at an elevation of 160 metres.

Locality
Vigla is a settlement in . It is located at the southeastern edge of the Athos peninsula. The settlement of Vigla on the southeastern tip of the Athonite peninsula is not to be confused with Megali Vigla, a 510 metre-high peak within the Mount Athos monastic territory that is less than 1.5 km from the border with Greece. is situated 4½ km south of Akra Chelonas.

Hamlet
Lakkoskiti is the short name of a small monastic village of no more than 15 houses consisting of the idiorrhythmic skete of Agiou Dimitriou tou Lakkou. is situated 6 km west of Akra Chelonas.

Akra Chelonas

Latitude
40.18107° or 40° 10′ 52″ north
Longitude
24.38441° or 24° 23′ 4″ east
Elevation
31 metres (102 feet)
Open location code
8GG659JM+CQ
Geo­Names ID
11428229
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Localities in the Area

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