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[2] The circumference of Cyprus is 3420 stadia, including the winding of the bays. Its length from Cleides1 to the Acamas,2 to a traveller on land proceeding from east to west, is 1400 stadia. The Cleides are two small islands lying in front of Cyprus on the eastern side, at the distance of 700 stadia from the Pyramus.3 The Acamas is a promontory with two paps, and upon it is a large forest. It is situated at the western part of the island, but extends towards the north, approaching very near Selinus in Cilicia Tracheia, for the passage across is only 1000 stadia; to Side in Pamphylia the passage is 1600 stadia, and to the Chelidoniæ (islands) 1900 stadia. The figure of the whole island is oblong, and in some places on the sides, which define its breadth, there are isthmuses. We shall describe the several parts of the island briefly, beginning from the point nearest to the continent.
The Geography of Strabo. Literally translated, with notes, in three volumes. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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