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Akamas (Greek: Ακάμας, Turkish: Akama), is a promontory and cape at the northwest extremity of Cyprus with an area of 230 square kilometres. [1] Ptolemy described it as a thickly wooded headland, divided into two by summits [a mountain range] rising towards the north. [ 2 ]
This is a list of islets, [1] islands, and rocks of the island of Cyprus [ 2 ] Ayios Georgios (Yeoryios, Nisída Agíou Georgíou), islet located in the Akamas peninsula, 35°04′29″N 32°20′03″E / 35.07472°N 32.33413°E / 35.07472; 32.33413 ( Nisída Agíou Georgíou
In October 1979, L.A. Meister purchased the island. In 1991, a storm cut the island in two at the northwestern corner of the lagoon where a bridge is now located. On a sunny, clear, windless day, the island experienced 9 metre (30 foot) swells generated by the storm over 2,000 km (1,200 mi) [2] away.
The two biggest islands of the Mediterranean: Sicily (right) and Sardinia (top left), which are both part of Italy. The Mediterranean Sea basin is supposed to host more than 10,000 islands, [1] with 2,217 islands larger than 0.01 km 2. [2]
The Blue Lagoon (Icelandic: Bláa lónið [ˈplauːa ˈlouːnɪθ]) is a geothermal spa in southwestern Iceland. The spa is located in a lava field 5 km (3.1 mi) from Grindavík and in front of Mount Þorbjörn on the Reykjanes Peninsula , in a location favourable for geothermal power, and is supplied by water used in the nearby Svartsengi ...
An outcrop of the sheeted dyke complex of the Troodos ophiolite. The Troodos Ophiolite crops out in the central part of Cyprus in a northwest to southeast striking band. The lithospheric mantle crops out in the Troodos Mountains and in the Limassol Forest, Akapnou Forest, on the Akamas Peninsula and near Troullo.
Nanuya Levu (pronounced [naˈnuja ˈleβu]) is a privately owned island of the Yasawa Group in Fiji and the site of the Turtle Island Resort, a sustainable luxury resort and also the locale for the romance adventure film The Blue Lagoon (1980). [1] [2] The island is owned by American entrepreneur Richard Evanson. [3]
Between Comino and the adjacent islet of Cominotto (Maltese: Kemmunett) lie the transparent, cyan waters of the Blue Lagoon (Maltese: Bejn il-Kmiemen, literally "Between the Cominos"). Frequented by large numbers of tourists and tour boats daily, the Blue Lagoon is a picturesque bay with a white sandy base and rich marine life.
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