Cape Malea is one of the peninsulas in the southeast of the Peloponnese in Greece. It separates the Ionian Sea 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. A peninsula in Croatia A peninsula is a piece of land that is bordered on three or more sides by water. ... The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ... The Ionian Sea. ... Look up Aegean Sea in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Cape Tenaro (Greek: Ταίναρο) also known as Cape Tainaro (older forms: Tenaron and Tainaron) and Cape Matapan is situated in Mani, Laconia, Greece. ... A HDR image of a traditional lighthouse For other uses, see Lighthouse (disambiguation). ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ...

In ancient times it was a busy shipping lane, and one of the major routes for crossing the northeast Mediterranean to the west. However, the weather in the region was notorious for changing almost instantly, most famously as recounted in the Odyssey. Homer describes how Odysseus on his return home to Ithaca rounds Cape Malea only to be blown off course, resulting in his being lost for up to 10 years by some people's reckoning. “Ancient” redirects here. ... The Mediterranean Sea is an intercontinental sea positioned between Europe to the north, Africa to the south and Asia to the east, covering an approximate area of 2. ... Beginning of the Odyssey The Odyssey (Greek Οδύσσεια (Odússeia) ) is one of the two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to the Ionian poet Homer. ... Homer (Greek: ) is the name given to the supposed unitary author of the early Greek poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. ... Head of Odysseus from a Greek 2nd century BC marble group representing Odysseus blinding Polyphemus, found at the villa of Tiberius at Sperlonga Odysseus or Ulysses (Greek Odysseus; Latin: Ulixes or, less commonly, Ulysses), pronounced , is the main hero in Homers epic poem, the Odyssey, and plays a key... Localization of Ithaca The big island in the center is Kefalonia. ...

The Cape's importance declined with the opening of the Corinth Canal, which allowed ships to bypass the Peloponnese rather than circumnavigating it. However, it still has significant amounts of sea-traffic. The Corinth Canal The Corinth Canal is a canal connecting the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. ... The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ...

In World War II the Nazi occupiers of Greece began construction of a military tower for defence and surveillance of the major shipping lane. The construction was halted by the end of occupation in 1944. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... National Socialism redirects here. ...

Cape Malea is in the prefecture of Laconia. The municipality of 'the Vatika' (Greek:Τα Βάτικα) is on the southern extremity of the peninsula. Neapoli is the largest town on the peninsula. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... Laconia (; see also List of traditional Greek place names), also known as Lacedaemonia, is a prefecture in Greece. ... View of Neapolis from Faraklo The Vatika (Greek: Βάτικα) is a rural municipality (Greek: Δήμος) of Greece found in the prefecture of Laconia on the southerly tip of Cape Malea. ... This page is about the modern Greek town of Neapoli found in the municipality of the Vatika. ...

On the west of the peninsula lies the island of Elafonissos, known for its long, light-coloured sandy beaches. Elafonissos (Greek: Ελαφόνησος) or Elafonisos is a small Greek island between the Peloponnese and Kythira. ...

Coordinates: 36°26′17″N, 23°11′55″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...