Extreme points of Cyprus

This is a list of the extreme points of Cyprus : the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.

Longitude / Latitude

Mainland Cyprus

• North : Cape Apostolos Andreas ( 35°42′N34°35′E / 35.700°N 34.583°E / 35.700; 34.583 (Cape Apostolos Andreas) )
• South : Cape Gata ( 34°34′N33°1′E / 34.567°N 33.017°E / 34.567; 33.017 (Cape Gata) )
• West : Cape Arnauti ( 35°3′N32°16′E / 35.050°N 32.267°E / 35.050; 32.267 (Cape Arnauti) )
• East : Cape Apostolos Andreas ( 35°42′N34°35′E / 35.700°N 34.583°E / 35.700; 34.583 (Cape Apostolos Andreas) )

Including offshore islands

• North : Klidhes Islands ( 35°43′N34°36′E / 35.717°N 34.600°E / 35.717; 34.600 (Klidhes Islands) )
• South : Cape Gata ( 34°34′N33°1′E / 34.567°N 33.017°E / 34.567; 33.017 (Cape Gata) )
• West : Cape Arnauti ( 35°3′N32°16′E / 35.050°N 32.267°E / 35.050; 32.267 (Cape Arnauti) )
• East : Klidhes Islands ( 35°43′N34°36′E / 35.717°N 34.600°E / 35.717; 34.600 (Klidhes Islands) )

Altitude

• Highest point : Mount Olympus, 1 951 m ^[1]
• Lowest point : Mediterranean Sea, 0 m. ^[1]

The maximum depth of the Limassol Salt Lake, which dries up in the summer, ^[2] reaches 2.8 m below mean sea level. ^[3]

See also

• Extreme points of Europe
• Extreme points of Earth
• Geography of Cyprus

References

1. "Cyprus". The World Factbook (2025 ed.). Central Intelligence Agency.
2. "BirdLife IBA Factsheet: Akrotiri salt-lake including Bishop's Pool". BirdLife International. Archived from the original on 6 December 2008.
3. Polidorou, Miltiadis; Evelpidou, Niki; Tsourou, Theodora; Drinia, Hara; Salomon, Ferréol; Blue, Lucy (August 2021). "Observations on Palaeogeographical Evolution of Akrotiri Salt Lake, Lemesos, Cyprus". Geosciences. 11 (8): 321. Bibcode:2021Geosc..11..321P. doi: 10.3390/geosciences11080321 . ISSN   2076-3263.