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Crete (/ k r iː t / KREET; Greek: Κρήτη, Modern: Kríti, Ancient: Krḗtē [krɛ̌ːtεː]) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and Corsica.
Integrated map of Crete island, Greece: Date: December 2007: Source: Own work, based on Image:Crete_topographic_map-fr.svg (modified and translated) created by myself ; Compass rose : Image:Brújula.svg (modified) created by Serg!o under GFDL: Author: Eric Gaba : Permission (Reusing this file)
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The island narrows in the region close to Ierapetra, where it is only 12 km wide. Crete covers an area of 8,336 km 2 (3,219 sq mi), with a coastline of 1046 km. It is surrounded to the north by the Sea of Crete; to the south by the Libyan Sea; to the west by the Myrtoan Sea; and to the east by the Karpathion Sea. It lies about 160 km south of ...
Crete_relief_map-fr.svg: Eric Gaba (Sting - fr:Sting) derivative work: Xfigpower ( pssst ) This is a retouched picture , which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version.
Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 18:00, 17 January 2015: 8,460 × 7,315 (1.82 MB): SilentResident: The Map has been updated to include some missing territories of Greece; fixed outline and color differences for some Greek islands in the Ionian and Aegean Seas that could confuse the readers.
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The Greek islands are traditionally grouped into the following clusters: the Argo-Saronic Islands in the Saronic Gulf near Athens; the Cyclades, a large but dense collection occupying the central part of the Aegean Sea; the North Aegean islands, a loose grouping off the west coast of Turkey; the Dodecanese, another loose collection in the ...