Crete
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Crete
Summary
Crete is an island[1]. Crete ranks in the top 0.096% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,632 views/month, #7 of 7,296).[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 Cretan dwarf mammoth[37], a fossil taxon[38]; Crete Mediterranean forests[39], a WWF ecoregion[40], in Greece[41]; Eryngium creticum[42], a taxon[43]; Lecokia cretica[44], a taxon[45]; and Arenaria cretica[46], a taxon[47].
Why It Matters
Crete ranks in the top 0.096% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,632 views/month, #7 of 7,296).[2] Crete has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Crete is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Crete include Cretan dwarf mammoth[37], a fossil taxon[38]; Crete Mediterranean forests[39], a WWF ecoregion[40], in Greece[41]; Eryngium creticum[42], a taxon[43]; Lecokia cretica[44], a taxon[45]; and Arenaria cretica[46], a taxon[47].