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The Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri juts into the Mediterranean Sea in this astronaut photo from 2003. The salt lake appears green in this image; the gray area further north is the Cypriot city of Limassol. Image courtesy of NASA.
![The Sovereign Base Area of Akrotiri juts into the Mediterranean Sea in this astronaut photo from 2003. The salt lake appears green in this image; the gray area further north is the Cypriot city of Limassol. Image courtesy of NASA.](/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2022/static/7562a82fd9b81196aabc6addd5db213e/1886f/AX_003_large.jpg)
The salt lake on Akrotiri takes on a cloudy greenish-tan hue in this close-up view of the peninsula. The airfield appears prominently in the lower center. Image courtesy of NASA.
![The salt lake on Akrotiri takes on a cloudy greenish-tan hue in this close-up view of the peninsula. The airfield appears prominently in the lower center. Image courtesy of NASA.](/the-world-factbook/about/archives/2022/static/2bbc332630977704203b904c1b86937b/dcad3/AX_002_large.jpg)