Asterousia Mountains

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Asterousia Mountains
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Asterousia Mountains, Crete
Highest point
Elevation 1,231 m (4,039 ft)
Prominence 1,231 m (4,039 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Parent peak Kofinas
Geography
Location Crete
Geology
Mountain type Mountain range

The Asterousia Mountains are a range in southern Crete separating the Messara Plain from the Libyan Sea. [1] Evidence of ancient Cretan cultures have been found in excavations performed within sites contained in this range; moreover, one of the most significant Minoan sites on Crete has been excavated at nearby Phaistos to the north; apparently, the Phaistos palace was designed to permit views over the expansive Messara Plain and the Asterousi Mountains. [2] A further historical name for this range is reported by Encyclopædia Britannica as the Kofinos Range, named after the highest peak of Asteroussia, Kofinas (1231 m). [3]

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References

  1. "Asterousia Mountains". Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. C.Michael Hogan, Phaistos Fieldnotes, The Modern Antiquarian (2007)
  3. Administrator. "Asterousia Mountains". cretanbeaches.com. Archived from the original on July 24, 2012.

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