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Ákra Kríkellos

a Pleiades location resource

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Cape Crichelo/Krikelo at the southwest tip of the island of Kos. It is one of two possible locations for the Drekanon promontory mentioned by Strabo. This is the location preferred by Bean 1957, wherein Cape Dafni is considered and rejected.

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cape, promontory

{ "type": "Point", "coordinates": [ 26.97417, 36.67333 ] }

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