Cape Sounion

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headland promontory

Cape Sounion is a promontory in southern Greece famed for its clifftop Temple of Poseidon overlooking the Aegean Sea and its spectacular sunsets.

Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form As subject As object
Sounion 0 3

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf headland →
promontory →
accessRoute Athens–Sounion coastal road →
administrativeRegion East Attica regional unit →
associatedWithDeity Poseidon →
climate Mediterranean climate →
continent Europe →
country Greece →
culturalSignificance symbolic seaward boundary of ancient Attica →
distanceFromAthens about 69 kilometers southeast of Athens →
elevation cliffs rising steeply above sea level →
famousFor Temple of Poseidon at Sounion →
sea views →
sunsets →
geologicalFeature rocky cliffs →
hasAlternativeName Cape Sunium →
hasArchaeologicalRemains fortification walls →
sanctuaries →
hasNameInGreek "Σούνιο" →
hasPart Temple of Poseidon at Sounion →
hasViewOf Saronic Gulf →
nearby Aegean islands →
heritageStatus archaeological site →
locatedIn Attica →
Saronic Gulf →
surface form: Saronic Gulf region

southern Greece →
locatedInSeaRegion Aegean Sea →
surface form: western Aegean Sea
locatedOnBodyOfWater Aegean Sea →
mentionedBy Herodotus →
Thucydides →
nearbySettlement Anavyssos →
Lavrio →
overlooks Aegean Sea →
partOf Attica peninsula →
popularActivity archaeological tourism →
photography →
sightseeing →
timeZone Eastern European Time →
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time →
tourismType cultural tourism destination →
sunset viewing spot →
usedInAntiquityAs naval observation point →
strategic lookout point →
viewingDirectionForSunset west over the Aegean Sea →

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Poseidon → associatedPlace → Cape Sounion →
Attica → contains → Cape Sounion →
Attica region → contains → Cape Sounion →
this entity surface form: Sounion
Southern Greece → contains → Cape Sounion →
Poseidon → majorSanctuary → Cape Sounion →
this entity surface form: Sounion
Laurium → near → Cape Sounion →
this entity surface form: Sounion