Agia Eirini Gorge

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Coordinates: 35°17′58″N23°50′05″E / 35.2995°N 23.8346°E / 35.2995; 23.8346

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Agia Eirini Gorge

Agia Eirini Gorge (Greek Φαράγγι Αγίας Ειρήνης), sometimes called St. Irene Gorge, is located in the south-west of the island of Crete, Greece, in Lefka Ori. The gorge starts near the village of Agia Eirini and it ends near the village of Sougia, on the south coast. It is 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) [1] long and 45–500 metres (148–1,640 ft) deep, in a forested area with steep mountain cliffs. [2] In 1866, 1,000 women and children escaped from the Ottomans through this gorge.

Crete The largest and most populous of the Greek islands

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Lefka Ori mountain range

Lefka Ori or Madares is a mountain range located in Western Crete, in the Chania prefecture. The White Mountains or Lefka Ori occupy a large part of the centre of West Crete and are the main feature of the region. They consist mainly of limestone, from light grey to bluish or black color. The "White Mountains" have got their name from the perpetual white or off white color of their peaks as the off white of limestone during the summer and fall interchanges with the snow that covers the peaks until late in spring.

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References

  1. "The gorge of Agia Irini, Crete". www.west-crete.com. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. "Φαράγγι της Αγίας Ειρήνης – Παλαιοχώρα Χανίων – Palaiochora Chania Crete". Παλαιοχώρα Χανίων - Palaiochora Chania Crete (in Greek). Retrieved 2018-08-04.