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Cerne (island)

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel

Contributors: Jeffrey Becker, M. Euzennat, Tom Elliott, J. Desanges

Last modified Mar 28, 2026 10:42 AM — History

Mentioned by numerous authors and most credibly described and placed by Pliny and Scylax, this island is probably to be associated with modern Mogador, off the Moroccan coast near Essouira.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/13728494

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
31.4970339428, -9.78657571951

Locations:

Associated Modern Locations:
- Less than certain: OSM Location: modern Mogador island (AD 2000 - AD 2099) accuracy: +/- 20 meters.

Names:

Geographic Names:
- Cerne (Latin, 30 BC - AD 300)
- Κέρνη (Kernē: Ancient Greek, 550 BC - 30 BC)
Labels (map, atlas, gazetteer):
- Cerne Ins. (Latin, AD 1900 - AD 1999)

Cerne (island) makes connections with:

None

Cerne (island) receives connections from:

None

Place type:
island

References:

Evidence:

Plin., NH (Mayhoff: PHI) 6.198-199

See Further:

Initial Provenance:
Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 1a C2 Cerne Ins.

Details:

The Barrington Atlas Directory notes: near Essaouira MOR

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Suggested citation:
Mary E. Downs, Brian Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel, Jeffrey Becker, M. Euzennat, Tom Elliott, and J. Desanges, 'Cerne (island): a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2026 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/13728494> [accessed: 19 May 2026]

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            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/13728494 |title=Places: 13728494 (Cerne (island)) |author=E. Downs, M., B. Z. Lund, R. Talbert, M. Joann McDaniel |accessdate=May 19, 2026 2:59 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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Cerne (island)