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| Crete
is situated in the intersection where three continents meet: Europe, Asia
and Africa.
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| The
island lies 100 km from Peloponnese, 175 km from Turkey and 300 km from
Africa.
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is - with its 8.336 km2 - the largest of the Greek islands,
and among the Mediterranean islands Crete comes in fifth after Sicily,
Sardinia, Corsica and Cyprus.
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seas around Crete are called The Cretan Sea to the north, The Libyan Sea
to the south, The Karparthian Sea to the east and The Myrtoon Sea to the
west.
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