The third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus is 9,251 square kilometres (3,572 square miles). It enjoys countless olive and citrus groves, pine forested mountains and some of cleanest beaches in Europe.
Cyprus is also the easternmost island found within the Mediterranean Sea and is approximately 105 kilometres (60 miles) west of Syria, 75kilometres (47 miles) south of Turkey and 380kilometres (200 miles) north of Egypt. The Greek island of Rhodes is the nearest Greek point and is approximately 380kilometres (200miles) to the west.
The prominent geographic features which can be found on the island include the Troodos massif which covers the majority of the south-western part of the country; the Pentadaktylos range found in the northern occupied area around Kyrenia and the Messaoria Plain in between them.
The the major towns of Larnaka and Limassol are located on the southern coastline. On the western coastline the town of Pafos and the national park known as the Akamas Peninsula are found.
The latitude of Cyprus is 34° 33'-35° 34' North, and its longitude 32° 16'-34° 37' East.
