| Geography | Akrotiri |
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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 |
Maritime claims:
 | void |
Climate:
 | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
Terrain:
 | void |
Elevation extremes:
 | void |
Natural resources:
 | void |
Land use:
 | void |
Irrigated land:
 | void |
Total renewable water resources:
 | void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | void |
Natural hazards:
 | void |
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 |
Environment - international agreements:
 | void |
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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