Cape Maleas

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Cape Maleas is a prominent and historically treacherous headland at the southeastern tip of the Peloponnese in Greece, known as a major landmark for ancient and modern Mediterranean navigation.

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Cape Maleas canonical 4
Cape Malea 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape
headland
administrativeRegion Peloponnese
surface form: Region of Peloponnese
climateInfluence affected by Meltemi winds
subject to strong seasonal winds
country Greece
dangerLevel historically considered very dangerous for sailors
eraOfUse antiquity to present
hasFeature exposed position to open sea
rocky coastline
steep cliffs
historicalPeriod Byzantine period
ancient Greek period
modern era
knownFor dangerous seas
historical importance for navigation
strong winds
sudden storms
treacherous navigation conditions
languageOfToponym Greek
locatedIn Aegean Sea
Laconia
Mediterranean Sea
Peloponnese
southeastern Peloponnese
Southern Greece
surface form: southern Greece
locatedOn southeastern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula
mentionedIn Periplus texts
ancient Greek literature
ancient sailing directions
navigationalRole route between Aegean Sea and western Mediterranean
route between Piraeus and ports of the Ionian Sea
route between eastern Mediterranean and Adriatic Sea
navigationStatus remains an important reference point for Mediterranean navigation
nearbyIsland Elafonisos
nearbySettlement Neapoli Voion
nearbyWaterBody Laconian Gulf
Myrtoan Sea
partOf Greek coastline
Mediterranean Basin
surface form: Mediterranean basin
separates Aegean Sea
Ionian Sea
significance key turning point for ships rounding the Peloponnese
major landmark for Mediterranean navigation
usedBy Byzantine sailors
ancient Greek mariners
modern commercial shipping
recreational vessels

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Strait of Kythira near Cape Maleas
Kythira locatedNear Cape Maleas
this entity surface form: Cape Malea
Antikythera locatedNear Cape Maleas
Neapoli Voion locatedNear Cape Maleas
Elafonisos locatedNear Cape Maleas
Lakonia contains Cape Maleas
this entity surface form: Cape Malea
Laconian Gulf borderedBy Cape Maleas
this entity surface form: Cape Malea