Herakleous? Limen

harbour · 330 BC – 2099 AD

The Herakleous Limen, mentioned by Ptolemy, was an ancient bay or anchorage on the island of Sardinia, probably to be identified with the modern Porto Malfatano, which is located on the southern coast of the island between the Capo Malfatano and the Capo Spartivento.

Coordinates

38.88516, 8.81414

Also known as

Herakleous Limen (grc), Porto Malfatano (it), Porto Malfatano, Malfatano (Porto) (it), Stagno di Malfatano (it), Stagno di Malfatano, Malfatano (Stagno di) (it), Ἡρακλέους λιμήν (grc)

Dating

attested

Sources

• Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places · CC BY 3.0
  Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places (CC BY 3.0)

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