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I believe the Lat/Lon coordinates posted on this Xanthos page are incorrect. Curiously, the same error is made on the Geographical Names page at the following link.
http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1111541&fid=6225&c=turkey
The posted 36 20 06 N 29 19 13 E is incorrect. I believe 36 21 36 N 29 19 10 E is correct.
I verified my coordinates using aerial images on Google Earth and Garmin Mapsource Bluechart Atlantic 95 maps. The Xanthos ruins are unmistakable from the Google Earth aerial image.
BHH, Marietta, GA, Jan 26, 2011 74.176.214.102 ( talk) 01:09, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
"In early sources, "Xanthos" is used synonymously for Lycia as a whole."
I don't think so. I've never seen it. If I run across any I will put this back but attribute it to the source: so-and-so uses Xanthos to mean ... etc. Dave ( talk) 05:10, 24 February 2012 (UTC)
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I believe the Lat/Lon coordinates posted on this Xanthos page are incorrect. Curiously, the same error is made on the Geographical Names page at the following link.
http://www.geographic.org/geographic_names/name.php?uni=-1111541&fid=6225&c=turkey
The posted 36 20 06 N 29 19 13 E is incorrect. I believe 36 21 36 N 29 19 10 E is correct.
I verified my coordinates using aerial images on Google Earth and Garmin Mapsource Bluechart Atlantic 95 maps. The Xanthos ruins are unmistakable from the Google Earth aerial image.
BHH, Marietta, GA, Jan 26, 2011 74.176.214.102 ( talk) 01:09, 27 January 2011 (UTC)
"In early sources, "Xanthos" is used synonymously for Lycia as a whole."
I don't think so. I've never seen it. If I run across any I will put this back but attribute it to the source: so-and-so uses Xanthos to mean ... etc. Dave ( talk) 05:10, 24 February 2012 (UTC)