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Cape Lithinon
Promontory at the southernmost point of Crete, Greece From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cape Lithinon or Cape Lithino, Crete, Greece, is a promontory at the southernmost point of the island of Crete, south of Matala and west of Kaloi Limenes.[1] It marks the southeastern limit of the Bay of Mesara. The promontory rises to about 390 m (Mt. Kefali) and drops off precipitously into the water to the south. It is located in Faistos municipality.
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It is one of the possible locations for Cape Charax, near which the Arab pirates landed in the 820s and began their conquest of the island.
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