Antros (island)

natural · 30 BC – 2099 AD · location approximate

An island mentioned by Pomponius Mela. It is probably to be identified with the Plateau de Cordouan on which the Phare (lighthouse) de Cordouan stands. It lies in the mouth of the Gironde estuary, near Bordeaux in France.

Coordinates
45.58775, -1.17629
Also known as
Antros (la), Antros (la), Antros? Ins. (en), Antros? Ins. (en)
Dating
attested

Sources

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