Akrotiri Peninsula (Cyprus)
- Akrotiri Peninsula (Cyprus)
"There is also the Akrotiri Peninsula on the Greek island of Crete"
The Akrotiri Peninsula is a short peninsula which is the southern most point of the island of Cyprus. The peninsula is bounded to the west and east by Episkopi Bay and Akrotiri Bay. The peninsula has two capes to the south-west and south-east known as Cape Zevgari and Cape Gata.
The most prominent features of the peninsula are the Akrotiri Salt Lake which lies just to the north of the aerodrome which is RAF Akrotiri.
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