World Atlas 2010 (4th edition)

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EUROPE

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(Sea of Crete)

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Évvoia

Chíos

Ándros

Náxos

Sámos

Ródos(Rhodes)

Ikaría

Tínos

Mÿkonos

Kárpathos

Mílos

Páros

Íos

Amorgós

Astypálaia

Santoríni

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Kefalloniá

Zákynthos

Lefkáda

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Kykládes(Cyclades)

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TURKEY

ATHENS

Irákleio

Pátra

Peiraías

Agrínio

Chalkída

Chaniá

Chíos

Kalámata

Kórinthos

Ródos

Trípoli Spárti

The first Olympic athleticsfestival was held at Olympia in around 776 BCE.

Only about 100 of the 2000or so Greek Islands arepermanently inhabited.

The Minoans developed the first Hellenic civilization 4000 years ago, based at the luxurious palace of Knossos. Unfortunately, in 1400 BCE, this civilization came to an abrupt end, destroyed by a catastrophicevent, probably a tidal wave.

The Corinth Canal was completed in 1893 after11 years of work. The canal is 4 miles (6.3 km)long, 80 ft (25 m) wide, and 26 ft (8 m) deep.The central section runs along a 260 ft- (79 m-)deep cutting through solid rock.