Cretan Sea
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Cretan Sea Κρητικό Πέλαγος |
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Coordinates: 35 ° 52 ′ 58 " N , 24 ° 57 ′ 28" E
The Cretan Sea ( Greek Κρητικό Πέλαγος ), n. Sg. turk: Girit Denizi, is part of the Mediterranean Sea , it extends north of the island of Crete , between the islands of the Dodecanese , with Kasos and Karpathos in the east, the Cyclades in the north and Kythira in the west. The adjacent seas are the Carpathian Sea , the Myrtoic Sea and the Aegean Sea . Many ferry lines from and to Piraeus as well as to Crete and the southern islands of the Dodecanese and the southern Aegean islands cross the basin.
Ports
On the coast of the Cretan Sea there are some important port cities in Greece: on Crete (from west to east):
on other islands:
Bays
Significant bays are mainly on Crete:
- Bay of Chania
- Souda Bay , one of the deepest natural harbors in the Mediterranean
- Almyros Bay
- Mirabello Bay
geology
The transition from the Cretan Sea to the Libyan Sea occurs through the straits of Kithira (Stenon Kithron) in the west and the Strait of Kasos (Stnon Kasu) in the east. the seabed is part of the Aegean Plate . South of Crete, the African plate pushes under it, so that it still belongs to the subduction zone and is shaken relatively frequently by earthquakes. The Minoan eruption last led to violent tsunamis around 3600 years ago , which may have contributed to the demise of the Minoan culture .
literature
- Enkyklopaidea Paidea (Εγκυκλοπαίδεια Παιδεία - Encyclopedia for Children), εκδ. Μαλλιάρης-Παιδεία, 2006, vol. 13, p. 338.
- I. Kalitsounakis (Kαλιτσουνάκης I.), Κρήσιον Πέλαγος , Cretan Chronicle (Κρητικά Χρονικά), Vol. 1 (1947), pp. 7-13
- Peter Saundry, C. Michael Hogan & Steve Baum. 2011. Sea of Crete. Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds.M. Pidwirny & CJCleveland. National Council for Science and Environment. Washington DC.