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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)
Kaloi Limenes or Kali Limenes (Greek: Καλοί Λιμένες [kaliˈ liménes]) is a village and port in the Heraklion regional unit, southern Crete, in Greece, located 70km (43.5 miles) south-west of the city of Heraklion. It has 17 inhabitants (2021). [1] It is known as a major bunkering spot for ships in the southern Mediterranean. [2]
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. 22:34, 16 January 2015: 7,304 × 7,315 (1.74 MB) SilentResident
Greece has many islands, [Note 1] with estimates ranging from somewhere around 1,200 [1] to 6,000, [2] depending on the minimum size to take into account. The number of inhabited islands is variously cited as between 166 [3] and 227. [2] The largest Greek island by both area and population is Crete, located at the southern edge of the Aegean Sea.
Malia (Greek: Μάλια) is a coastal town and municipal unit situated in the northeast corner of the Heraklion region of Crete, Greece. [2] It is part of the municipality of Hersonissos and is located approximately 34 kilometers (21 miles) east of Heraklion. As of 2021, the population of the municipal unit was 5,501.
The Red Bull King of the Air international kitesurfing competition was held at Ho'okipa from 1999-2005. [3] Hookipa Beach, surfing on Maui, Hawaii. Like many locations on the Maui and Oahu North Shore, Ho'okipa Beach is occasionally a tourist attraction in the winter time because of spectacularly large surf. In the afternoon on 15 December 2004 ...
Sitia (Latin and Italian) or Siteia (Greek: Σητεία, Siteía) is a port town and a municipality in Lasithi, Crete, Greece. The town has 11,166 inhabitants and the municipality has 20,438 (2021). [2] It lies east of Agios Nikolaos and northeast of Ierapetra.
Kiteboarding or kitesurfing [1] is a sport that involves using wind power with a large power kite to pull a rider across a water, land, snow, sand, or other surface. It combines the aspects of paragliding, surfing, windsurfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and wakeboarding. Kiteboarding is among the less expensive and more convenient sailing ...