Island
Cauda
Also called Clauda
Identified site. Scholarly consensus identifies this site.
- Ancient name
- Cauda
- Modern location
- Gavdos · Greece
- Location
- Identified site
Editorial summary
A small island south of Crete. Driven by the storm, the crew secured the ship’s boat in its shelter.
What happened here
1Caught by the storm
A violent wind called Euroclydon drove the ship along. Under the shelter of the small island of Cauda the crew secured the ship’s boat and reinforced the hull with cables, fearing the sandbars of Syrtis.
People here
1On these journeys
Scripture
Location certainty
Spelled “Clauda” in the World English Bible.
- Coordinates
- 34.8333° N, 24.0833° E