Syrtis

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Syrtis (Ancient Greek: Σύρτις, either of two shallow sandy gulfs on the coast of Libya, proverbially dangerous to shipping) may refer to:

Places

North African coast

• Syrtis Major (or the Great[er] Syrtis) is the Latin name for the Gulf of Sidra, a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the northern coast of Libya
• Syrtis Minor (or the Lesser Syrtis) is the Latin name for the Gulf of Gabès, a body of water in the Mediterranean Sea on the eastern coast of Tunisia

Mars

• Syrtis Major Planum is a "dark spot" (an albedo feature) located in the boundary between the northern lowlands and southern highlands of Mars
• Syrtis Minor, another of the classical albedo features on Mars

Antarctica

• Syrtis Hill, a prominent snow-free hill on Alexander Island, Antarctica

Other uses

• HMS Syrtis (P241), a UK Royal Navy submarine launched in 1943 and sunk in 1944
• Syrtis, one of the three fighting realms in the Regnum Online MMORPG

See also

• Sirtis
• Sirte
• Surti Muslims