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Location:
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peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
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Geographic coordinates:
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34 37 N, 32 58 E |
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Map references:
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Middle East |
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Area:
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total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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total: 47.4 km
border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km |
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Coastline:
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56.3 km |
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Climate:
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temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
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Environment - current issues:
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shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base |
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Geography - note:
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British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus |
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