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25 facts about Crete that you may be interested to know

Ktimatoemporiki Real Estate - 2022-01-30

25 facts about Crete that you may be interested to know
25 facts about Crete that you may be interested to know

 It is considered the oldest inhabited part of Europe.

The island is first mentioned as Kaptara. The name Crete appears in Homer's Odyssey.

 It is the largest island in Greece. Area 8,303 sq km – 88th largest island in the world.

Total population 623,023. Density 75 people per sq.km.

Crete has a length of 260 km, and a width of 60 km. 12 km is the narrowest point.

The coastline of Crete is 1046 km.

There are 34 islands around Crete (larger than 100 acres).

Crete is almost as far away from Africa as it is from Europe.

Over 50% of Crete is located higher than 500 meters altitude.

The Lassithi Plateau is the largest flat area of ??Crete (altitude 850 meters).

There are over 200 gorges.

The gorge of Samaria is one of the largest in Europe.

There are more than 5000 recorded caves.

Gourgouthaka in the White Mountains is the deepest cave in Greece, 1208 m, 44th in the world - In the whole world there are only 84 caves deeper than 1000 meters.

The highest mountain is Psiloritis 2456 meters.

The highest point you can climb by cycling is 2005m - White Mountains.

Snow is common in the high mountains from November to May.

Kournas and Agia lakes are the only natural lakes.

Most rivers have water only after a heavy rain.

The sea water is so clear that you can see up to 40 meters deep.

In 365 BC a catastrophic earthquake raised the western part of Crete up to 9 meters.

Every 1,000 years Crete grows 1 cm from the Sahara dust brought by the South winds.

In southern Crete swallows remain all year round.

There are over 1750 species of plants - 160 of them are endemic.

There are over 30,000,000 olive trees.

 

 

 

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