Cape Sounion

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

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Cape Sounion canonical 12
Sounion 6

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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

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

Attica contains Cape Sounion
Poseidon associatedPlace Cape Sounion
Poseidon majorSanctuary Cape Sounion
this entity surface form: Sounion
Laurium near Cape Sounion
this entity surface form: Sounion
Southern Greece contains Cape Sounion
Attica region contains Cape Sounion
this entity surface form: Sounion
Attica peninsula contains Cape Sounion
Cape Sunium ancientName Cape Sounion
this entity surface form: Sounion
Athens Riviera hasPart Cape Sounion
Athens Riviera terminus Cape Sounion
Lavrio near Cape Sounion
Anavyssos locatedNear Cape Sounion
Lagonisi locatedNorthOf Cape Sounion
this entity surface form: Sounion
Sounio partOf Cape Sounion
Sounio ancientName Cape Sounion
this entity surface form: Sounion