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Location: |
Eastern Mediterranean, peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus |
Geographic coordinates: |
34 37 N, 32 58 E |
Map references: |
Middle East |
Area: |
total: 123 sq km note: includes a salt lake and wetlands |
Area - comparative: |
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: |
total: 47.4 km border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km |
Coastline: |
56.3 km |
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; of the Sovereign Base Area land, 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land |
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