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Sailing to Crete: SailingEurope Group
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island Crete
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Youtube Crete Video - Movie
For a detailed description of this island, see our info-island-page:Crete
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Physical characteristics - LocationCoordinates: | long: 24.84515 lat : 35.23059 | Coordinates (gr,min,sec): | long: 24°50'42.5436 lat : 35°13'50.1096 | Surface area: | 8258.8 km2 (21.748 x Isle of Wight) | Length coastline: | 988.6 km | Average height: | 488 metre | Length island: | 260 km | Maximum width island (estimate): | 60 km | Name : | Idi 2456 meter (2456 metre) | Orientation island: | West - East |
Demographic data islandHabited: | Yes | Number of inhabitants: | 621340 | Population density: | 74.5 inh/km2 | Important places (direction): | Chania (NW), Agios Nikolaos (NO) |
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Naming - LocationLocal native name: | Kriti - Κρήτη | Country: | Greece | Location in Country: | South-southeast | Name Periféreia - περιοχή
: | Region Crete | Name Nomos - Πειραιάς: | Regional units: 1) Chania 2) Rethymno 3) Heraklion 4) Lassithi | Main place: | Heraklion | Location Main place: | North | Sea: | Aegean Sea | Distance to main land: | 94.3 km | Nearest Country: | Greece | Type Rock outcrop: | rocky surface | island-Type: | island in sea |
Relief: Height Classes in percentages
Relief: Slope Classes in percentages
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Weather at Crete
The weather type in Zonianá | overcast clouds |  | Current temperature: | 16 degrees Celcius
| Precipitation last 3 hours: | No precipitation | Wind: | 3.58 meter per second (Wind force - bft 3)
| Winddirection: | West-southwest | Atmospheric pressure: | 1013 mb
| Humidity: | 73 %
| Daylength at 25 January 2021: | 10 hour and 17 minutes | Sunrise: | 06:24 Europe/Amsterdam | Sunset: | 16:41 Europe/Amsterdam | Weather-page: Crete
Climate: Temperature and Precipitation
Transport on your island-holidayDirectly accessible from Western Europe (The Netherlands) by plane: | Yes | International airport present : | Yes | Accessible by car: | Yes | Distance from Western Europe (The Netherlands) (rough estimate): | 3166 km | Ferry connection - Car - Car - with mainland: | Yes | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with mainland: | Yes | Ferry - Car - connect with another island - Island hopping: | Yes | Boat Connection - pedestrian - with another island: | Yes | Bicycle facilities: | Yes |
island-Sights, island-Tourism - island-attractions
Booking.com
island accommodation: Hotel ,Holiday Home, Camping Hotel |
Hotel at Kreta booking.com
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Hotel | 1) Agia Galini 2) Camping Elizabeth 3) Camping Grammeno 4) Camping Hania 5) Camping Kissamos 6) Camping Koutsounari 7) Camping Mithimna 8) Camping Nopigia 9) Sisi Camping
| Holiday Home | | Bed & Breakfast | | accommodation-page | Crete
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Social media - Multimedia
Videos youtube Crete
Photos (Flickr) of the place Crete
Bings maps Crete
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