Akrotiri Geography
Locationpeninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Geographic coordinates
34 37 N, 32 58 E
Area
total: 123 sq km
note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate
temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
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
Geography - note
British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
