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CRETE ISLAND
Southern Greece
Abrasive coast and bays of the Mediterranean (Cretan) Sea on island of Crete with
medium-high mountains, covered with phrygana (garrigue). The Dodecanese Islands of the
Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete, Southern Greece.
Deep bay of the Mediterranean (Cretan) Sea and sand-and-shingle beach on the coast of
the island of Crete with middle-height mountains, covered with phrygana (garrigue). The
Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Deep bay of the Mediterranean (Cretan) Sea, with bright blue water on the island of
Crete with medium-high mountains, covered with phrygana (garrigue). The Dodecanese Islands
of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Deep bay of the Mediterranean (Cretan) Sea with abrasive shore and bright blue water
on the coast of the island of Crete with medium-high mountains covered with phrygana
(garrigue). The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island,
Southern Greece.
Abrasive sandstone shore with erosion holes, which appeared, apparently, as a result
of ingress of hard pebbles and boulders into soft rock and erosion of sandstone around
them by sea surf, followed by surface aeolian weathering. The Northern coast of the island
of Crete (Cretan Sea), near the village of Malia, Potamos beach, Dodecanese Islands of the
Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Erosion holes that appeared as a result of ingress of hard pebbles and boulders into
soft rock and erosion of sandstone around them by sea surf, followed by surface aeolian
weathering. The Northern coast of the island of Crete (Cretan Sea), near the village of
Malia, Potamos beach, Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern
Greece.
Erosion holes on the abrasive shore, which appeared as a result of ingress of hard
pebbles and boulders into soft rock and erosion of sandstone around them by sea surf,
followed by surface aeolian weathering. The North coast of the island of Crete (Cretan
Sea), near the village of Malia, Potamos beach, Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Sandy Potamos Beach on the Northern shore of the island of Crete with medium-high
mountains in the background. The Cretan Sea, near the village of Malia, the Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades, Southern Greece.
Reed beds on the marshy foothills on the Northern coast of the island of Crete with
medium-high mountains in the distance. Natural Park Malia Marsh Wetland, the island of
Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the archipelago of Southern Sporades, Southern Greece.
Reed beds on the marshy foothills on the Northern coast of the island of Crete with
medium-high mountains in the distance. Natural Park Malia Marsh Wetland, the island of
Crete near the village of Malia, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Southern Greece.
Vai Bay in the furthest Eastern part of the island of Crete, and the coast of the
Peninsula of Sitia, covered with phrygana (garrigue) - a sparse plant community with
predominance of low-growing, mainly evergreen xerophytic shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf
shrubs. North-Eastern tip of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The narrow isthmus connecting the extreme North-Eastern cape Sideros with the Sitia
Peninsula on the North-Eastern tip of the island of Crete, as well as phrygana (garrigue)
- a sparse plant community with predominance of low-growing, mainly evergreen xerophytic
shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs. Coast of the North-Eastern tip of the island of Crete,
the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Natural (origin) palm forest on the edge of the beach of Vai (Vai Palmgrove Nature
Refuge) from the date palm (Phoenix theophrasti) on the Peninsula of Sitia, on the
North-Western tip of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Southern Greece.
Natural (origin) palm forest on the edge of a sandy beach of Vai (Vai Palmgrove Nature
Refuge) from date Theophrastus Palm (Phoenix theophrasti) on the Peninsula of Sitia.
North-Western tip of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Southern Greece.
Flowering shrub of the Silver Wattle, or Blue Wattle (Acacia dealbata) among the
Mediterranean phrygana (garrigue) - a sparse plant community with predominance of
low-growing, mainly evergreen xerophytic shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs. The Peninsula
of Sitia, in the North-Eastern extremity of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of
the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Blossom of the Silver Wattle, or Blue Wattle (Acacia dealbata). The Peninsula of
Sitia, in the North-Eastern extremity of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of
the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Blossoming bushes of the Gorse, or Furze, or Whin (Ulex genus) in a sparse xerophytic
community phrygana (garrigue) - plant community with predominance of low-growing, mainly
evergreen shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs. Coast of the Peninsula of Sitia, in the
North-Eastern extremity of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Blossoming bushes of the Gorse, or Furze, or Whin (Ulex genus) in a sparse xerophytic
community phrygana (garrigue) - plant community with predominance of low-growing, mainly
evergreen shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs. Coast of the Peninsula of Sitia, in the
North-Eastern extremity of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Flowering Heath, or Heather (Erica) - shrub of the Ericaceae family, in sparse
xerophytic the phrygana (garrigue) - plant community with predominance of low-growing,
mainly evergreen shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs. Coast of the Peninsula of Sitia, in
the North-Eastern extremity of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The Crane Flower or Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia reginae) in urban landscaping, with
flower and leaves. The Northern coast of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands ùf the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The embankment in Hersonissos town with the periphyton - brown algae Cystoseira
(Fucales order) on the underwater wall. The Northern coast of Crete, the Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The Black Sea Urchins (Arbacia lixula) on the embankment underwater wall in the city
of Hersonissos. The Northern coast of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Small White Heron (Egretta garzetta) on the abrasive shore of the Cretan Sea on the
coast of Crete, near the village of Malia and Potamos beach. The Dodecanese Islands of the
Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Small White Heron (Egretta garzetta) on the abrasive shore of the Cretan Sea on the
coast of Crete, near the village of Malia and Potamos beach. The Dodecanese Islands of the
Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
View of the uninhabited island of Psira in the Gulf of Mirabello (Mirabelon) in the
Cretan Sea and the blooming Spanish Broom, or Weaver's Broom (Spartium junceum) on the
Northern coast of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Blooming Spanish Broom, or Weaver's Broom (Spartium junceum) on the Northern coast of
the island of Crete and views of the uninhabited island of Psira in the Gulf of Mirabello
(Mirabelon) in the Cretan Sea. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Flowering lilies (Lilium) in grassy meadows between fruit gardens on the Lasithi
plateau. Altitude is 850 meters above sea level, the Eastern part of the island of Crete.
The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern
Greece.
Faded (with fruits) Yellow, or Western Salsify, or Goat's-beard, or Wild Oysterplant
(Tragopogon dibius) in the grassy meadows between fruit gardens on the Lasithi plateau.
Altitude is 850 meters above sea level, the Eastern part of the island of Crete. The
Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Blooming Bells (probably an Alpine Bell - Campanula alpina) in the grassy meadows
between fruit gardens on the Lasithi plateau. Altitude is 850 meters above sea level, the
Eastern part of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Blooming Bells (probably an Alpine Bell - Campanula alpina) in the grassy meadows
between fruit gardens on the Lasithi plateau. Altitude is 850 meters above sea level, the
Eastern part of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Flowering Purple Orchid Tree (Buahinia purpurea) on the streets of the seaside town on
the coast of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
The Purple Orchid Tree (Buahinia purpurea) flowers on the streets of the seaside town
on the coast of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
The Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) with mature fruits on the street of a seaside town on
the coast of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
The Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) with mature fruits on the street of a seaside town on
the coast of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
The White Mulberry tree (Morus alba) with mature fruits on the street of a seaside
town on the coast of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago,
Crete Island, Southern Greece.
The White Mulberry tree (Morus alba) with mature fruits on the street of a seaside
town on the coast of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago,
Crete Island, Southern Greece.
The Castor Bean, or Castor Oil Plant tree (Ricinus communis, from the family of
Euphorbiaceae) with fruits on the street of a seaside town on the coast of the island of
Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern
Greece.
The agricultural landscape of a central low-mountain part of the island of Crete with
vineyards and orchards. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete
Island, Southern Greece.
Cretan Ebony (Ebenus cretica, Fabaceae family) – the endemic plant of Crete Island
on a rocky outcrop on a mountainside in the central low-mountain part of the island of
Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern
Greece.
The flowering Cretan Ebony (Ebenus cretica, Fabaceae family) – the endemic plant of
Crete Island on a rocky outcrop on a mountainside in the central low-mountain part of the
island of Crete. The Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete
Island, Southern Greece.
The flower of the Cretan Ebony (Ebenus cretica, Fabaceae family) – the endemic plant
of Crete Island, and pollinating it European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera). Central
low-mountain part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Southern Greece.
Mountain flat plateau of Lasithi with meadows-pastures and orchards (Peach, Apple,
Cherry) at an altitude of 850 meters above sea level and the Dikti, or Dicte mountain
chain with the average altitude 1400-1800 meters above sea level and the mount of Spathi
(2148 meters above sea level). The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Mountain orchard with peaches, apples, cherries, and agricultural fields of cereals on
the Lasithi flat mountain plateau at an altitude of 850 meters above sea level and the
Dikti, or Dicte mountain chain with the average altitude 1400-1800 meters above sea level
and the mount of Spathi (2148 meters above sea level) in the background. The Eastern part
of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago,
Southern Greece.
Flowering Hawthorn bush (Crataegus) on the Lasithi Plateau at an altitude of 850
meters above sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of
the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The Lasithi plateau with meadows-pastures and orchards (peach, apple, cherry) at an
altitude of 850 meters above sea level and the Dikti, or Dicte mountain chain with the
average altitude 1400-1800 meters above sea level and the mount of Spathi (2148 meters
above sea level). The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the
Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The slopes of the high mountain Lasithi plateau, covered with phrygana (garrigue) -
plant community with predominance of low-growing shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs at an
altitude of 1800 meters above sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the
Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The Dikti, or Dicte mountain chain with the height of peaks around 2000 m above sea
level, surrounding the Lasithi plateau, covered with phrygana (garrigue) - the plant
community with predominance of low-growing shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs, at an
altitude of 1600-1800 meters above the sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete,
the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The slopes of a Dikti, or Dicte mountain chain, covered with phrygana (garrigue) - the
plant community with predominance of low-growing shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs, at an
altitude of 1600-1800 meters above the sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete,
the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The slopes of a Dikti, or Dicte mountain chain, covered with phrygana (garrigue) - the
plant community with predominance of low-growing shrubs, subshrubs and dwarf shrubs and
the pasture on the Lasithi upland plateau at a height of about 1000 meters above sea
level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern
Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Melting spring snow on the slopes of the Dikti, or Dicte mountain chain, covered with
phrygana (garrigue) - the plant community with predominance of low-growing shrubs,
subshrubs and dwarf shrubs at the edge of the Lasithi mountainous plateau at a height of
about 1000 meters above sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The snow-covered entrance to the Psychro Cave, or Diktaean Cave, or Cave of Zeus on
the edge of the Lasithi plateau at an altitude of about 1000 meters above sea level. The
Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Southern Greece.
Light coniferous forest with predominance of Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia) on the
slopes of the middle-altitude Thrypti, or Sitia mountains at an altitude of about 700
meters above sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of
the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Light coniferous forest with predominance of Calabrian pine (Pinus brutia) on the
slopes of the middle-altitude Thrypti, or Sitia mountains at an altitude of about 700
meters above sea level. The Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of
the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
The slopes of the middle-altitude Thrypti, or Sitia mountains on the edge of the
Lasithi plateau, covered with light coniferous forests with predomination of Calabrian
Pine (Pinus brutia) at an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level. The Eastern part
of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago,
Southern Greece.
Water spring and a small mountain stream in the light coniferous (pine) forest on the
edge of the Lasithi plateau at an altitude of about 700 meters above sea level. The
Eastern part of the island of Crete, the Dodecanese Islands of the Southern Sporades
archipelago, Crete Island, Southern Greece.
Ha Gorge (Ha canyon) in its lower part (exit from the canyon) on the slopes of the
Thrypti, or Sitia mountains in the Eastern part of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Ha Gorge (Ha canyon) in its lower part (exit from the canyon) on the slopes of the
Thrypti, or Sitia mountains in the Eastern part of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
Ha Gorge (Ha canyon) in its lower part (exit from the canyon) on the slopes of the
Thrypti, or Sitia mountains in the Eastern part of the island of Crete. The Dodecanese
Islands of the Southern Sporades archipelago, Southern Greece.
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