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CRETE, Island, GREECE

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Kriti Island Chania Prefecture Chania Town Rethymno Prefecture Rethymno Town Heraklio Prefecture Heraklio Town Lassithi Prefecture Agios Nikolaos Town

Geographical Data

Type of location: Region
Other Names: KRITI (Alternative)
Longitude: 24o 49' 00.08" E
Latitude: 35o 16' 33.66" N
Area: 8335 km2

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Population Census

Year Population
1981 502165
1991 540054

Geographical Boundaries

  CRETE (Island) belongs to GREECE (Country)
Capital of the island is: 
  HERAKLIO, Town, CRETE, GREECE
Is washed (by): 
  East (E) from: KARPATHION PELAGOS, Open sea (pelagos), GREECE
Northwest (NW) from: IONIAN SEA, Open sea (pelagos), GREECE
South (S) from: LIBYAN SEA, Open sea (pelagos), EUROPE
North (N) from: KRITIKO PELAGOS, Open sea (pelagos), GREECE
Distances: 
  39 Nautical miles Northeast (NE) KARPATHOS, Island, DODEKANISSOS, GREECE
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     Homeric world (11)
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     Ancient literary sources (6)
     History (6)
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     Various locations (1)
     Citizens' Associations (1)
  Total area information:
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"Gerontospilios" or "Gerospilios" Cave of Melidoni
"La Parisienne", a fresco from Knossos, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion
"Pentozalis Dancers" from the tholos tomb at Kamilari
A tomb in the Valley of Death in Zakros
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