Latitude and longitude of Sestos
- In Turkey
Satellite map of Sestos
Sestos (Greek: Σηστός) or Sestus was an ancient Greek town of the Thracian Chersonese, the modern Gallipoli peninsula in European Turkey. Situated on the Hellespont opposite Abydos, it was the home of Hero in the legend of Hero and Leander, where according to legend she lived in a tower overlooking the sea. Sestos was an Aeolian colony, as it was founded by settlers from Lesbos.
Latitude: 40° 12' 60.00" N
Longitude: 26° 22' 59.99" E
Nearest city to this article: Eceabat
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