This is a list of the
extreme points
In mathematics, an extreme point of a convex set S in a Real number, real or Complex number, complex vector space is a point in S which does not lie in any open line segment joining two points of S. In linear programming problems, an extreme po ...
of
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location.
Longitude / Latitude
Mainland Cyprus
* North :
Cape Apostolos Andreas
Cape Apostolos Andreas ( el, Ακρωτήριο Αποστόλου Ανδρέα, "Cape Saint Andrew"; tr, Zafer Burnu, "Cape Victory") is the north-easternmost point (promontory) of the Mediterranean island of Cyprus (). It lies at the tip of th ...
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* South :
Cape Gata
Cape Gata ( "cat cape", "falcon cape") is the south-eastern cape of the Akrotiri Peninsula on the Mediterranean island of Cyprus. It is located within the British Sovereign Base Areas, and is the southernmost point of the island. However, the ...
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* West :
Cape Arnauti
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...
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* East : Cape Apostolos Andreas ()
Including offshore islands
* North :
Klidhes Islands
Kleides or Klides or Klidhes or Kleidhes ( grc, Κλεῖδες and Κληῖδες), meaning keys in Greek, is a group of small rocky uninhabited islands at the north of Cyprus. Some ancient writers called them the "edge of Cyprus" (ἄκρα τ ...
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* South : Cape Gata ()
* West :
Cape Arnauti
A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment which drapes the wearer's back, arms, and chest, and connects at the neck.
History
Capes were common in medieval Europe, especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon. The ...
()
* East : Klidhes Islands ()
Altitude
* Highest point :
Mount Olympus
Mount Olympus (; el, Όλυμπος, Ólympos, also , ) is the highest mountain in Greece. It is part of the Olympus massif near the Thermaic Gulf of the Aegean Sea, located in the Olympus Range on the border between Thessaly and Macedonia, be ...
, 1 951 m/6 496 ft
* Lowest point :
Limassol Salt Lake, -2.7 m/8.85 ft
See also
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Extreme points of Europe
This is a list of the extreme points of Europe: the geographical points that are higher or farther north, south, east or west than any other location in Europe. Some of these positions are open to debate, as the definition of Europe is diverse.
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Extreme points of Earth
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Geography of Cyprus
Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Basin of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean, after the Italian islands of Sicily and Sardinia, and the 80th largest island in the world by area. It is located south of th ...
Notes
Geography of Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo ...
Lists of coordinates
Lists of landforms of Cyprus
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