Akrotiri Geography - 2023

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Location

Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus

Geographic coordinates

34 37 N, 32 58 E

Map references

Middle East

Area

total: 123 sq km

note: includes a salt lake and wetlands

Area - comparative

about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries

total: 48 km

border countries (1): Cyprus 48 km

Coastline

56.3 km

Climate

temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters

Geography - note

British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area (SBA) land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land

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