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Cape Bonandrea

Modern name
Ras al-Helal
Modern country
Libya
Bonandrea or Cape Bonandrea is a promontory on the North African coastline between the modern Libyan cities of Benghazi and Tobruk, near the modern town of Ras al-Helal. Note that Bonandrea is a different place from both Bona (Algeria) and Cape Bon (Tunisia). Campbell #1595.
Coordinates
32.88, 22.18

The toponym Cape Bonandrea appears in La Sfera in the following places:

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Map of the location P032

Variant spellings of Cape Bonandrea in Sfera manuscripts

Variant Manuscripts
[o]bonandrea Wie1
Bona[n]drea Clas2, Yale4
bona[n]drea He3, Marc1, Par1
Bonadrea Bal
bonan / drea Ricc1
bonandrea Cap1, Fn9, Fo, He2, Laur3, Laur5, Luc2, Magl2, ME2, NB, Pad1, Pal8, Per2, Ricc15, Ricc8
Bonandrea Med1, Parm2, Pnc5, Ricc17
bonandria Marc2
Suggested citation
Beneš, Carrie. “Cape Bonandrea.” Gregorio Dati’s La sfera = The Globe: A Digital Edition, February 10, 2026. https://la-sfera-staging-a8db029690a6.herokuapp.com/toponyms/cape-bonandrea/.