Cassiterides
The Cassiterides (Greek: Κασσιτερίδες, meaning "Tin Islands", from κασσίτερος, kassíteros "tin") are an ancient geographical name used to refer to a group of islands whose precise location is unknown, but which was believed to be situated somewhere near the west coast of Europe.
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Map of Europe based on Strabo's geography, showing the Cassiterides just off the northwest tip of Iberia | |
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Type | Phantom island |
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