Cape Matapan

cape at south tip of Greece, ancient Taenarum
Place cape Q849911
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Summary

Cape Matapan is a cape[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cape Matapan is located in East Mani municipality[3].
  • Cape Matapan is in the country of Greece[4].
  • Cape Matapan is on the body of water Aegean Sea[5].
  • Cape Matapan's instance of is recorded as cape[6].
  • Cape Matapan's Commons category is recorded as Cape Matapan[7].
  • Cape Matapan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.385, 'lon': 22.482777777778}[8].
  • Cape Matapan's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.385, 'lon': 22.482778}[9].
  • Cape Matapan's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon[10].
  • Cape Matapan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Cape Matapan's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Cape Matapan's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[13].
  • Cape Matapan's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa[14].
  • Cape Matapan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Κάβο Ματαπάς'}[15].
  • Cape Matapan's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'Ακρωτήριο Ταίναρο'}[16].
  • Cape Matapan's different from is recorded as Venetian grosso[17].
  • Cape Matapan's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Cape Matapan[18].

Body

Geography

Cape Matapan is in the country of Greece[4]. It is located in East Mani municipality[3]. It is on the body of water Aegean Sea[5].

Designation and Status

Cape Matapan's instance of is recorded as cape[6].

Why It Matters

Cape Matapan ranks in the top 8% of cape entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 14d ago · THEbotIT bot · 2026-09-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['als', 'az', 'bg', 'ca', 'ceb', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo',
    Described by source → Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +2
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Described by source: Pauly–Wissowa, Add reference to a lexicon article."
  2. 15w ago · Andre Engels · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → Greece
    Located in or next to body of water → Aegean Sea
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → East Mani municipality
    Coordinates → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Oxford classical dictionary id: 6207, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/107288160|Taenarum (#107288160)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/4102|Oxford Classic"
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