Crete

Summary

Crete is an island^[1]. Crete has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Crete is located in Crete Region^[3].
• Crete is in the country of Greece^[4].
• Crete is on the body of water Mediterranean Sea^[5].
• Crete is on the body of water Sea of Crete^[6].
• Crete is on the body of water Libyan Sea^[7].
• Crete's instance of is recorded as island^[8].
• Crete's instance of is recorded as traditional geographic divisions of Greece^[9].
• Crete's capital is recorded as Heraklion^[10].
• Crete took place at Aegean Sea^[11].
• Crete's Commons category is recorded as Crete^[12].
• Crete's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+02:00^[13].
• Crete's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+03:00^[14].
• Crete's local dialing code is recorded as 2821^[15].
• Crete's highest point is recorded as Mount Ida^[16].
• Crete's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.309722222222, 'lon': 24.893333333333}^[17].
• Crete's significant event is recorded as Mycenaean conquest of Crete^[18].
• Crete's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crete^[19].
• Crete's Commons gallery is recorded as Κρήτη^[20].
• Crete has a population of {'amount': '+623065'}^[21].
• Crete's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[22].
• Crete's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[23].
• Crete's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[24].
• Crete's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[25].
• Crete's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia^[26].
• Crete's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[27].

Body

Geography

Crete is in the country of Greece^[4]. Crete is located in Crete Region^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include Mediterranean Sea^[5], an adjacent sea^[28], in Spain^[29]; Sea of Crete^[6], a sea^[30], in Greece^[31]; and Libyan Sea^[7], a sea^[32], in Libya^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Crete covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+8335.88'}^[34]. Crete sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2456'}^[35]. Crete's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+254'}^[36]. Crete has a population of {'amount': '+623065'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include island^[8] and traditional geographic divisions of Greece^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Crete include Crete Mediterranean forests^[37], a WWF ecoregion^[38], in Greece^[39]; Eryngium creticum^[40], a taxon^[41]; Arenaria cretica^[42], a taxon^[43]; Cretan dwarf mammoth^[44], a fossil taxon^[45]; and Lecokia cretica^[46], a taxon^[47].

Why It Matters

Crete has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] Crete is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[48]

Entities named for Crete include Crete Mediterranean forests^[37], a WWF ecoregion^[38], in Greece^[39]; Eryngium creticum^[40], a taxon^[41]; Arenaria cretica^[42], a taxon^[43]; Cretan dwarf mammoth^[44], a fossil taxon^[45]; and Lecokia cretica^[46], a taxon^[47].