Difference between revisions of "Akrotiri, Cyprus"
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Cyprus has a Mediterranean coastal climate good for swimming and mountains high enough for winter skiing all on the same day. It's a popular tourist destination and there has been a huge population swap between Britain and Cyprus. This graticule is mostly sea water so a land hash is a bonus. Some of the more mountainous areas are not easy to access so it's not an easy square to go geohashing. | Cyprus has a Mediterranean coastal climate good for swimming and mountains high enough for winter skiing all on the same day. It's a popular tourist destination and there has been a huge population swap between Britain and Cyprus. This graticule is mostly sea water so a land hash is a bonus. Some of the more mountainous areas are not easy to access so it's not an easy square to go geohashing. | ||
+ | The military base at Akrotiri remains a British Sovereign Base, and as such forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia. | ||
=== 2011 Expeditions === | === 2011 Expeditions === | ||
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This graticule can now return to its inactive status. | This graticule can now return to its inactive status. | ||
− | [[Category:Inactive graticules]] [[Category:Cyprus]] | + | [[Category:Inactive graticules]] [[Category:Cyprus]] [[Category:Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] |
Revision as of 12:11, 16 September 2012
Mediterranean Sea | Güzelyurt | Lefkosia |
Mediterranean Sea | Akrotiri | Larnaca |
Mediterranean Sea | Mediterranean Sea | Mediterranean Sea |
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Cyprus has a Mediterranean coastal climate good for swimming and mountains high enough for winter skiing all on the same day. It's a popular tourist destination and there has been a huge population swap between Britain and Cyprus. This graticule is mostly sea water so a land hash is a bonus. Some of the more mountainous areas are not easy to access so it's not an easy square to go geohashing.
The military base at Akrotiri remains a British Sovereign Base, and as such forms part of the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia.
2011 Expeditions
- 2011-12-19 (Monday): Sourcerer visited a well maintained and unfenced market garden 500 metres north of Emba and 4 km north of Paphos, Cyprus.
This graticule can now return to its inactive status.