<< Our Photo Pages >> Chimera - Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature in Turkey
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Natural PlacesSite Name: Chimera Alternative Name: Chimaera, YanartaşCountry: Turkey Type: Natural Stone / Erratic / Other Natural Feature
Nearest Town: Antalya Nearest Village: Çıralı
Latitude: 36.431454N Longitude: 30.455895E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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ModernExplorers visited on 2nd Jun 2012 - their rating: Cond: 5 Amb: 5 Access: 3 Fascinating location on the planet, with 15 - 20 flames emanating from the ground
Tdiver visited on 1st Jan 2005 - their rating: Cond: 4 Amb: 4 Access: 2
h_fenton davidmorgan have visited here
Average ratings for this site from all visit loggers: Condition: 4.5 Ambience: 4.5 Access: 2.5
Flaming gases emitting from the rock. This site is associated with the legend of Bellerophon riding Pegasus and slaying the fire-breathing Chimera monster which fell to earth here. There is also a very ruined temple.
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