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Akrotiri Geography:
Location:
peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Geographic coordinates:
34 37 N, 32 58 E
Map references:
Area:
total:
123 sq km
land:
NA
water:
NA
note: Includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative:
About 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 47.4 km
border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
Coastline:
56 km
Climate:
Temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Terrain:
NA
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: NaN
highest point: NaN
Natural resources:
NA
Natural hazards:
NA
Environment - current issues:
Shooting around the salt lake
note: Breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Environment - international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography - Note:
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus |

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