The headland of Cape Maleas, known for its treacherous weather, with the lighthouse in the foreground to the right.
Cape Maleas (also Cape Malea; Greek: Ακρωτήριον Μαλέας, colloquially Καβομαλιάς, Cavomaliás), anciently Malea (Ancient Greek: Μαλέα)[1] and Maleae or Maleai (Μαλέαι),[2][3] is a peninsula and cape in the southeast of the Peloponnese in Greece. To distinguish it from the cape, the peninsula is sometimes referred to as "Epidavros Limira" peninsula, after the most prominent ancient city located on it. It separates the Laconian Gulf in the west from the Aegean Sea in the east. It is the second most southerly point of mainland Greece (after Cape Matapan) and once featured one of the largest light-houses in the Mediterranean. The seas around the cape are notoriously treacherous and difficult to navigate, featuring variable weather and occasionally very powerful storms.
^E.g., Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v.
^Herodotus. Histories. Vol. 1.82.
^Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii. p.368. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
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unit, southern Greece. It is built near the south end of Malea peninsula, close to the CapeMaleas. It is 335 km southeast of Athens and 115 km south of...
which separates it from the Messenian Gulf, and to the east by the CapeMaleas peninsula (also known as the Epidavros Limira peninsula), which separates...
island between the Peloponnese and Kythira. It lies off the coast of CapeMalea and Vatika. The area of the island is 19 square kilometres (7 square miles)...
looting the land they were driven back with many casualties. A storm off CapeMaleas drove them to uncharted waters. They landed in the land of the Lotus-eaters...
whose three headlands had a reputation for gales, especially Cape Matapan and CapeMalea. By contrast, both the Gulf of Corinth and the Saronic Gulf were...
of Odyssey 9.82, where Odysseus says that he sailed for nine days from CapeMalea in the Peloponnese to the land of the lotus-eaters: it would take much...
capital to Constantinople, ships from Gytheion now had to sail around CapeMaleas. Due to the aforementioned reasons, the city authorities proceeded not...
Konitsa) Rivers in this section are sorted north (Albanian border) to south (CapeMalea). Epirus & Central Greece Pavla/Pavllë (near Vrinë, Albania) Thyamis (near...
Laconian Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. It encompasses CapeMalea and Cape Tainaron and a large part of the Mani Peninsula. The Mani Peninsula...
municipality of Spetses. Located at the crossing of the Piraeus-Chania and CapeMaleas-Izmir shipping lanes, it is considered a significant navigational hazard...
Wryneck and Diamond were both sunk about 20 nautical miles (37 km) east of CapeMaleas, Greece. Of the 983 men from all three ships, 66 survived. 917 Navy 1944...
by the Imperial German Navy submarine UB-47 in the Sea of Crete off CapeMaleas, Greece. 36°30′N 23°45′E / 36.500°N 23.750°E / 36.500; 23.750 (French...
municipal unit has an area of 215.527 km2. It is on the southern tip of CapeMalea. It is a predominantly agricultural region with a few minor villages and...
predecessor Lucius Apustius near the island of Zama, he travelled slowly from CapeMaleas to Piraeus, to join the ships which had been stationed there for the...
navigational hazards in the Mediterranean. The strait between Kythera and CapeMaleas was found dangerous in ancient days by the Greek mariners. Most sea-traffic...
Byzantines to transfer troops to the Morea. By the end of 1262, they seized CapeMaleas and took control of the nearby Mani Peninsula. Pope Urban IV urged the...
Maurice Waldron, took command of her whaler and she set off east past CapeMaleas, towing two Carley floats and their occupants. In the evening the wind...
Commissioned Engineer Waldron took command and she set off east past CapeMaleas, towing two Carley floats and their occupants. In the evening the wind...
95 sq mi); it is located at the southwestern exit from the Aegean Sea, behind CapeMalea. The rugged terrain is a result of prevailing winds from the surrounding...
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