Campania
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Cape Miseno

Cape Miseno is the headland that marks the northwestern limit of the as well as the Bay of in southern Italy. The town of is located on the north side of the cape.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: cape in Campania, Italy
  • Also known as: “Capo Miseno” and “Faro di Capo Miseno”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Piscina Mirabilis and Sacello degli Augustali.

Archaeological site
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The is an Ancient Roman cistern on the hill at the western end of the , southern . It ranks as one of the largest ancient cisterns built by the ancient Romans, compared to the largest Roman reservoir, the Yerebatan Sarayi in . is situated 2 km north of Cape Miseno.

Archaeological site
Photo: Daniel Ventura, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 km north of Cape Miseno.

Islet
Photo: Denghiù, Public domain.
is a wreck of the crater of ; it is part of the comune of . It has been considered a small island since November 4, 1966, when, following a violent sea storm, the strip of sand that connected it to the mainland disappeared. is situated 1½ km north of Cape Miseno.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Miseno and Miliscola.

Village
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is one of the frazioni of the municipality of in the . Known in ancient Roman times as Misenum, it is the site of a great Roman port.

Village
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is a village.

Suburb
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was an ancient Roman town situated on the northwest shore of the and now in the comune of . It was a fashionable resort for centuries in antiquity, particularly towards the end of the Roman Republic, when it was reckoned as superior to , , and by wealthy Romans, who built villas here from 100 BC. is situated 5 km north of Cape Miseno.

Cape Miseno

Latitude
40.77828° or 40° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
14.08903° or 14° 5′ 21″ east
Open location code
8FGPQ3HQ+8J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 614055102
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q929659
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In Other Languages

From Ancient Greek to Ukrainian—“Cape Miseno” goes by many names.
  • Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Μισηνόν”
  • Cebuano: “Capo Miseno”
  • Dutch: “Cape Miseno”
  • Esperanto: “Kabo Miseno”
  • French: “cap Misène”
  • French: “Cap Misène”
  • German: “Kap Miseno”
  • German: “Kap Misenum”
  • Hungarian: “Misenói-fok”
  • Italian: “capo Miseno”
  • Italian: “Capo Miseno”
  • Italian: “Misenum”
  • Japanese: “カポ・ミセノ”
  • Latin: “Misenum”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Miseno”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Misenum”
  • Romanian: “Capo Miseno”
  • Russian: “мыс Мизено”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Miseno”
  • Ukrainian: “Мис Мізено”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cape Miseno and Grotta della Dragonara.

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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 Miseno”. Photo: General Cucombre, CC BY 2.0.